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Obama Americorps

A Nation of Selfless Service

Ken Harbaugh | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
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Ken Harbaugh

Imagine what we could accomplish if an army of Americans spent the next year serving in our schools, our hospitals, our communities struggling with poverty or disaster.

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Amanda Terkel

National Service Ignored In 2012 Candidates' Discussion Of Jobs Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- In July 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised that public service would be "a central cause" of his presidency. The pledge excited ...

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Too Many Volunteers And Not Enough Opportunities

Michael Brown | Posted 04.26.2012 | Impact
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Michael Brown

A record-breaking number of young people are raising their hands to serve. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority are being turned away.

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