http://www.serve.gov Serve.gov is the most comprehensive clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities ever created. Americans can enter geographic information about where they want to get involved, such as state or ZIP Code, and areas of interest ranging from education to the environment, to access volunteer opportunities offered by a range of partner organizations across the country or around the world. Formerly the website for the USA Freedom Corps office at the White House (under President Bush), Serve.gov is managed by the Corporation for National and Community Service on behalf of the White House. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST 0 http://www.serve.gov/images/common/logo_servegov.jpg http://www.serve.gov 204 28 http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1829In response to the increasing health needs, economic challenges and gaps in youth achievement facing low-income rural and urban communities, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its inaugural Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants today. The grants will target millions in public and private funds to grow effective solutions to persistent social challenges across more than 20 states.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1802The world's largest gathering of service and volunteer leaders will hold its 2011 conference in New Orleans, organizers announced today. With the Gulf Coast reeling from its second disaster-driven economic blow in five years, Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light Institute and Co-Founder of the HandsOn Network, declared that the region's largest city was not just the natural choice to host the 2011 gathering—it was the only choice. Press Releases and AnnouncementsWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1800U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver the keynote speech and participate in a panel discussion, 'The Role of Service in Remaking American Education,' on Wednesday, June 30 in New York City. Press Releases and AnnouncementsWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1797Patrick A. Corvington, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service 2010 National Conference Town Hall Keynote, New York City, June 29, 2010. Speeches and Official StatementsTue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1795Today the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its strategy to engage national service and voluntary assets in responding to the economic and environmental damage caused by the BP oil spill. Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1794MSNBC's Morning Joe team Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski kicked off the 'It's Up to YOU' opening plenary session of the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, mobilizing a record attendance of more than 5,000 people at the world's largest gathering of service and volunteer leaders.Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1793As a national gathering of volunteer leaders got underway in New York City on June 28, 2010, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington announced more than $110 million in new corporate pro bono commitments to help nonprofits achieve greater scale, sustainability, and impact in meeting community needs.Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1792The Corporation for National and Community Service will present three outstanding volunteers with the 'Spirit of Service Award' at its National Conference on Volunteering and Service today. The awards are given annually to individuals representing each of the Corporation's three national service programs - AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America - who have performed exemplary service in their communities.Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1777Despite difficult economic times, the number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a report released today by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1773Washington, DC—First Lady Michelle Obama and four Cabinet Secretaries, joined Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. today. The new initiative will get more Americans volunteering to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss among youth.Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1772More than 325 organizations across the country will get a major boost in their efforts to address education, health, poverty, and other pressing social issues thanks to $234 million in federal AmeriCorps grants announced today by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1771U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan will join Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch the United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. summer initiative on a conference call on Tuesday, June 8 at 10 a.m..Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1766Good afternoon, and thank you all for coming. Thank you, Melody, for those kind words. Working with you, Melody, is a distinct pleasure and a real honor. Thank you for all the work you do to weave service more deeply into the fabric of our nation.Speeches and Official StatementsThu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1765Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington announced the initial phase of philanthropic commitments totaling $50 million to match Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants and to invest in other innovative community solutions. This also includes an independent consortium of more than 20 national and regional funders led by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) who have come together to create the 'Scaling What Works' initiative, which will provide complementary funding for key initiatives to build the infrastructure needed for the long-term success of the SIF.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1763The fourth annual AmeriCorps Week was a major success! Thanks to all the AmeriCorps members, alums, staff, partners, and friends who joined in us in shining the spotlight on the extraordinary service and accomplishments of AmeriCorps and in helping recruit more Americans into service.Press Releases and AnnouncementsFri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1760School-aged youth will be able to participate in service-learning projects offered by five Indian Tribes through grants awarded by Learn and Serve America, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced today. The five grants total $650,070. Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1744More than 200 AmeriCorps VISTA members, alumni and supporters joined Congressional leaders and Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, at a Capitol Hill reception to laud VISTA's transformative impact on our nation's most vulnerable communities and those who serve. Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1740Washington DC - The Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service has elected Mark Gearan to serve as Chair and Eric Tanenblatt to serve as Vice Chair, continuing a tradition of bipartisanship that has been a hallmark of the board since its creation. Press Releases and AnnouncementsWed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1738Nearly 150 AmeriCorps members are responding to natural disasters that have wreaked havoc in communities throughout the country - from the floods in Tennessee to the tornado in Mississippi and the oil spill in the Gulf Coast. Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1715Thousands of community volunteers will join AmeriCorps members and alumni to host more than 200 service projects, events, receptions, and presentations during the Fourth Annual AmeriCorps Week, May 8-15. Press Releases and AnnouncementsWed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 EST