AmeriCorps

🚨Event: A Pathway to Employment with AmeriCorps🚨Friday, June 28 | 12 p.m. ET      Join AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and AmeriCorps State and National Director Sonali Nijhawan to hear how national service has been a pathway to employment for Americans.     Register now and hear more about our latest initiatives to help members prepare for and kickstart their careers through their service.    #Live #LinkedIn #Event #Careers #NationalService #Leaders #Volunteerism

🚨#LinkedIn Live: A Pathway to Employment with AmeriCorps🚨Friday, June 28 | 12 p.m. ET     Join us and find out how national service is a pathway to employment for Americans.   ☑️ Join an "Ask Me Anything" session with AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and AmeriCorps State and National Director Sonali Nijhawan.   ☑️ Learn about our latest initiatives to help members prepare for and kickstart their careers.   ☑️ Hear from Jaleel, AmeriCorps alum who found his career with PowerCorpsPHL after his service.     Register now: Bit.ly/628_LILive    #Live #LinkedIn #Event #Careers #NationalService #Leaders #Volunteerism 

🚨REGISTER NOW🚨Friday, June 28 | 12 p.m. ET #LinkedIn Live: A Pathway to Employment with AmeriCorps. Hear from AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and AmeriCorps State and National Director Sonali Nijhawan: Bit.ly/628_LILive #Event #LinkedInLive #Careers #Volunteerism

At AmeriCorps, we recognize that a legacy of bipartisan leaders helped build the foundation for national service and volunteerism, uniting Americans across divides under a shared purpose of lifting up our communities. Thank you to President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush for joining our 30th anniversary celebrations and recognizing our members, volunteers, and alumni's service.    Bit.ly/June30RC George W. Bush Presidential Center #AmeriCorps30 #NationalService #Volunteerism

"Building evidence in collaboration with those seeking to improve their individual and collective well-being is central to our work at AmeriCorps because all communities deserve the most effective public services available," 💬 AmeriCorps Director of the Office of Research and Evaluation Mary Hyde.     During AmeriCorps' 30th anniversary, we reflect on how we built our evidence story and the next chapter moving forward to deepen our equitable research and evaluation practices and strengthen the use of our participatory approaches. Read more from our director of the Office of Research and Evaluation, Mary Hyde:

Today marks the fourth annual observance of #Juneteenth as a federal holiday. For many Black Americans, the official end of slavery has been celebrated for generations.     As we celebrate, find out how AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer Norma helped get Juneteenth observed as a state holiday in Kansas: Bit.ly/FGPNorma    #FederalHoliday #Juneteenth #NationalService #Volunteerism #Volunteer #Community

🚨#CulturalLearning: Anti-Discriminatory Protections & Accommodations🚨Thursday, June 20 | 2 p.m. ET Join our Office of Diversity Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility as we discuss Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity protections for AmeriCorps’ internal and external stakeholders. Register now to learn more about the rights and obligations under Civil Rights and EEO laws and jurisdictions: Bit.ly/CLCJune24

We had a great time celebrating national service and our members and alumni at the Points of Light Conference! AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith shares a message on the importance of service after meeting the Harris Wofford Joint Service Award recipients:    During the Points of Light Conference, we gathered to honor extraordinary changemakers who have served in both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, embodying national service and American citizenship at its very best. The Harris Wofford Joint Service Award is aptly named for one of the most extraordinary individuals I've ever known, Senator Harris Wofford.    Harris studied Gandhi's approach to nonviolence in India. He was the first white student at Howard Law since the early 1900s. He marched arm in arm with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., serving as his lawyer. And as a close advisor to President Kennedy, Harris was instrumental in establishing the @Peace-Corps in 1961, recognizing the enduring power of global diplomacy delivered through service.     Fast-forward three decades, and then Pennsylvania Senator Wofford played another key role in passing the legislation that gave birth to AmeriCorps in 1993, which he would lead two years later. In Harris' mind, Peace Corps and AmeriCorps were connected by a profound belief in the transformative power of service both at home and abroad. He knew that when you serve, you don't just change the world; you change yourself. Your horizons expand, your compassion grows, and your sense of civic duty comes alive.    Recipients of the Harris Wofford Joint Service Award are the embodiment of Harris’s monumental legacy, and a brilliant reminder of the power of service to strengthen and transform our nation and the world. Read more: Bit.ly/WoffordAwards24    #PointsofLight24 #NationalService #Volunteerism

🚨PRIDE Forward: Passing the Baton🚨Thursday, June 27 | 2 p.m. ET   Join AmeriCorps this #PRIDEMonth as we celebrate and discuss how to promote inclusivity in the LGBTQI+ community.     While the LGBTQI+ community has made significant strides, more work remains. Honor the community's history, examine current viewpoints, and share hopes for the future as we pay homage to those who have paved the way for current rights and spotlight emerging voices.     Register now: Bit.ly/PRIDEevent24

AmeriCorps joins our nation's national service leaders and champions at the Points of Light Conference. Our CEO, Michael D. Smith, will join the Peace Corps Director on the main stage to share remarkable stories about the transformative power of service.     We're also excited to recognize Harris Wofford Joint Service Award recipients for their full-time service with AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. For decades, these Americans have stepped up to address our nation and the world's most pressing needs and build the next generation of leaders in all professions – from education to emergency response, public health, public service, and more.     Read more about how Americans who served in both Peace Corps and AmeriCorps make a difference from our member Don: Bit.ly/ACWDon   #PointsofLight24 #NationalService #HarrisWofford #Awards