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Emerging Corps: Blue Engine’s Nick Ehrmann
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 17:51
Blue Engine's Nick Ehrmann
The New Service podcast show features a service program tackling the challenges of college completion for students from low income families. Blue Engine is now accepting applications for its 2010-11 corps.
AmeriCorps Connect Launches – New Site to Help You Access AmeriCorps Stuff
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 14:59
Today, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced the launch of its new web portal, AmeriCorps Connect — a one-stop shop for frequently-used national service content.
Frequent visitors to other national service sites like NationalService.gov and AmeriCorps.org will notice that AmeriCorps Connect’s homepage is less-text heavy.
The home page features three types of links, explained this way in today’s announcement:
Happy Peace Corps Week 2010
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 18:10
This week — March 1st-7th — is Peace Corps Week 2010.
For Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, this is a time to share your experiences in your current community, in fulfillment of the Third Goal of Peace Corps, bringing the world back home:
Vote for the 2010 Service-Learning Multimedia Showcase Finalists!
Submitted by servicewire on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 19:28
The National Service-Learning Partnership is proud to announce the FINALISTS for this year's We Are a Solution: Youth Changing the World Through Service-Learning Multimedia Showcase! Now, you have a chance to vote for the winners at http://slsolutionshowcase.blogspot.com. Limit ONE vote per person per category.Vote by Friday, March 5 @ 5 PM Eastern Time!FINALISTSMiddle School DivisionSeven Springs Middle School (New Port Richey, FL)Tchefuncte Middle School (Mandeville, LA)
Put Your Heart (Health) First
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 14:51
Happy post-Valentine’s Day! On a daily basis, all of us combine our compassion, charity, and action to serve our communities and nation. I consider “service” one of the greatest sources of happiness. Nonetheless, one must fully take care of their well being before attempting to care for others’. For the month of February, focus attention on the centerpiece of your love, compassion, and health—your heart.
5 Heart-Health Tips
1. Chocolate, Wine, and Berries… The Darker the Better
Snow Day!
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 17:39
Do your have any plans for President's Day?If you're in the mid-Atlantic, you've been stuck indoors for the last week. What can you do? You can create and send in your entries for the National Service-Learning Partnership's Multimedia Showcase! There is a $500 prize for each category winner!DEADLINE EXTENDED: February 16, 2010Email or overnight entries accepted!More info: http://bit.ly/1720kD
Senate Confirms Patrick Corvington as New Chief of CNCS
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 21:03
Annie E. Casey Foundation staffer has been confirmed to lead Corporation for National and Community Service—Obama to sign his appointment.
Late this afternoon Acting CEO of the Corporation Nicola Goren issued this announcement:
While a record snowstorm has quieted much of official Washington this week, we have exciting news to share: the Senate today unanimously confirmed Patrick Corvington as the next CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
A Chance (Every Day) to Vote for ServeNext, Atlas Corps, and other Groups
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 19:43
ServeNext— the organization whose mission is to expand opportunities in voluntary service as a way to address social ills and strengthen democracy— is participating in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project.
So is Atlas Corps, the international service corps with the online contest Midas Touch.
And you can vote for them both every day in February.
A Chance (Every Day) to Vote for ServeNext, Atlas Corps, and other Groups
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 19:43
ServeNext— the organization whose mission is to expand opportunities in voluntary service as a way to address social ills and strengthen democracy— is participating in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project.
So is Atlas Corps, the international service corps with the online contest Midas Touch.
And you can vote for them both every day in February.
Blue Engine Launches this Week — a New Corps for NYC Schools
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:07
This week a new national service corps launches its website and application process. Blue Engine, based in New York City, aims to recruit a corps of about a dozen fellows to facilitate daily, differentiated, small-group instruction for high school freshmen.
