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OnCorps’ Response to Federal Funding Pause

Hello friends and colleagues, I wanted to comment on the recent events regarding President Trump’s federal funding pause and the uncertainty in the wake of the recission of M-25-13. ASC sent out a statement late last week, which assured us that there are many people advocating for the continuation of AmeriCorps. I would like to […]

Welcome New Jersey!

We are happy to welcome our friends in New Jersey to OnCorps Reports! “More than 8,100 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through national service in New Jersey. Serving at more than 630 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and mentor children, […]

Welcome to ServeWyoming!

We are excited to welcome our friends at ServeWyoming to OnCorps Reports!  ServeWyoming “promotes collaborative efforts among private, non-profit and governmental organizations that advance community service, volunteer programs and activities in each Wyoming community.”  For more information on their programs of service in the areas of disaster, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, veterans […]

Welcome to new our Americorps/VISTA Programs!

Welcome to all the individual Americorps/Vista Programs who have joined us this year.  Thank you for all you do for our communities and for placing your trust in us!  We are happy to serve you! Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness BRACE California Safe Corps Campus Compact Campus Compact of New Hampshire Child Abuse Prevention Center […]

Welcome to Oregon Volunteers!

We are excited to welcome Oregon Volunteers to the OnCorps Reports Family!  Oregon Volunteers, also known as the Commission for Voluntary Action & Service, was created in 1994 to provide Oregonians with a statewide entity to focus service and volunteer efforts, to enhance the ethic of service and voluntarism in the state and provide funds […]

Welcome to ServeNebraska!

We are excited to welcome the folks at ServeNebraska to the OnCorps Reports community! Last year, more than 300 AmeriCorps members in Nebraska served at nearly 90 service sites. Since 1994, according to CNCS, more than 6,800 members have served more than 11 million AmeriCorps hours in Nebraska. A warm welcome to all Nebraska programs […]

MedServe: Getting Things Done For Health Equity

There is a shortage of primary care providers in the United States, and it’s expected to to get worse. The communities hardest hit by this shortage are rural, lower income, uninsured and historically underserved. This is not a small portion of the population, but rather, 57 million individuals living in 5,864 designated shortage areas. Several […]

MLK Day of Service 2019

Packing food, cleaning up parks and rivers, making blankets and hats for sick children, going door to door in Florida to assess damage still present after Hurricane Michael. The AmeriCorps community was out in force yesterday, tackling service projects across the country in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Here are just a few […]

Programs Supporting Legal Aid Organizations

How do we preserve the idea that justice is for all, including the poorest and most vulnerable among us, who cannot afford to hire legal representation? Civil legal aid plays an important role in matters that are non-criminal in nature, including issues surrounding stable housing, immigration, employment discrimination, domestic violence, and healthcare disputes. AmeriCorps members […]