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Teenagers and Community Service: A Guide to the Issues

Book by Maureen E. Kenny, Laura A. Gallagher; Praeger, 2003

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Teenage Volunteers In Social Service--United States

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...1994 The first group of 20,000 AmeriCorps volunteers begins their service in more than 1,000 communities. AmeriCorps volun- teers receive post-service...Foundation reports that the benefits to volunteers and the communities they serve are...
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Service-Learning: Applications from the Research

Book by Alan S. Waterman; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997

Subjects:

Student Service--Research--United States--Congresses, Student Service--United States--Congresses, Student Volunteers In Social Service--United States--Congresses

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...from a single program model for young adults to a developmental process that included K-12 service-learning, along with AmeriCorps and VISTA. CNS has funded hundreds of K-12 age school and community programs reaching more than 1 million students. In...
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Hanging out: Community-Based After-School Programs for Children

Book by Ruth Garner, Yong Zhao, Mark Gillingham; Bergin and Garvey, 2002

Subjects:

Community And School--United States, Student Activities--United States, Students--Services For--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...strategies to help children. The AmeriCorps volunteers did not tutor...their class. Instead, AmeriCorps volunteers tutor children...who were tutored by the AmeriCorps volunteers increased by two stanine...experiences of implementing a volunteer literacy program in high...
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Successful Aging through the Life Span: Intergenerational Issues in Health

Book by May L. Wykle, Peter J. Whitehouse, Diana L. Morris; Springer, 2005

Subjects:

Aged--Health And Hygiene--United States, Aged--United States--Social Conditions, Aging--United States, Intergenerational Relations--United States

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...and National Senior Volunteer Corps. In addition...Freedom Corps, 2002). AmeriCorps is the largest program...munity service. AmeriCorps is geared toward youth...fewer than 3% of AmeriCorps volunteers are over the age of...
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Time to Care: Redesigning Child Care to Promote Education, Support Families, and Build Communities

Book by Joan Lombardi; Temple University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Child Care Services--United States, Child Care--United States, Early Childhood Education--United States, Family Services--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...school programs that includes both AmeriCorps volunteers and the promotion of service learning. AmeriCorps members serve in after- school programs...facilitating the activities for the program. AmeriCorps members also are active in after-school...

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Inside a Swiss Army Knife: An Assessment of AmeriCorps

Journal article by James L. Perry, Ann Marie Thomson, Mary Tschirhart, Debra Mesch, Geunjoo Lee; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 9, 1999

Subjects:

National service--Management, United States. AmeriCorps--Evaluation

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...sixteen non-AmeriCorps volunteers, generating...of non-AmeriCorps volunteer service per...which they volunteer" (phone...1997). If AmeriCorps goal is to...generation of volunteers in local...
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AmeriCorps the Beautiful

Journal article by Harris Wofford, Steven Waldman, Doug Bandow; Policy Review, 1996

Subjects:

Habitat for Humanity--Management, National service--Political aspects, United States. AmeriCorps--Evaluation, Volunteerism--Political aspects

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...has found that each AmeriCorps member has "leveraged" 12 unstipended volunteers. It was a recognition that volunteer groups need a cadre...clear why career volunteers would be a problem...met by experienced volunteers. Surely volunteer groups, if they...people who now join AmeriCorps. Money does not...
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Building Partnerships to Prepare Teachers for Urban Schools: The Case of Houghton College, AmeriCorps, the King Center Charter School, and Journey's End

Journal article by Charles Massey, Judit Szente; Childhood Education, Vol. 83, 2007

Subjects:

Community service--Educational aspects, Community service--Social aspects, Community services--Educational aspects, Community services--Social aspects, Houghton College--Alliances and partnerships, Teacher centers--Methods, Teacher education--Methods, Teachers--Methods, Teachers--Training, Urban colleges--Management, Urban universities and colleges--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...studies in education. AmeriCorps AmeriCorps members in New York State participate...Need School Districts." AmeriCorps volunteers can become tutors, program...Houghton College students join AmeriCorps during their normal student...
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Getting a Grip on National Service: Key Organizational Features and Strategic Characteristics of the National Service Corps (Americorps)

Journal article by Daniel E. Witte; Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 1998, 1998

Subjects:

Community service, Federal legislation, Government agencies, Initiatives, Organizational structure, United States, Young adults

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...organizations kept off the list lose out on volunteers and other benefits as a result of...States,TM because private nonprofit volunteer programs that elect to remain unaffiliated...pressure from some potential donors and volunteers to seek and accept federal aid...many potential youth (and adult) volunteers will be diverted from independent nonprofit volunteer programs over time, because the...
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The Scope of Volunteer Activity and Public Service

Journal article by Eleanor Brown; Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 62, 1999

Subjects:

Community service--Analysis, Volunteerism--Evaluation

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...returned to the volunteer. The definition...to stipended volunteers. As the word...programs such as AmeriCorps offer modest...AmenCorps program per volunteer range from...31,000. 46 AmeriCorps volunteers provide a wide...Government can direct volunteer effort through...time stipended volunteers, such as those supported through AmeriCorps, but such direct...

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Would Rick Santorum Rather Switch Than Fight?: Hoekstra Draws Bead on Corrupt Americorps

Magazine article by John Gizzi; Human Events, Vol. 55, April 16, 1999

Subjects:

AmeriCorps, Community service, Federal funding, Hoekstra, Peter, Volunteers

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...Americorps provides "volunteers" with health insurance...whopping $4,000 per volunteer for administrative...Accounting Office, total Americorps costs now come to...17,600 per "volunteer." President Clinton...not only to refund Americorps but also to expand...permanent. Singling out Americorps volunteers in the House gallery...
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Gop House Whip Opposes Increase in Americorps

Magazine article by John Gizzi; Human Events, Vol. 59, July 28, 2003

Subjects:

AmeriCorps, Blunt, Roy D, Federal funding, Government aid, Volunteers

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...told HUMAN EVENTS. AmeriCorps uses federal tax...to pay people to "volunteer." Although the...add 25,000 more AmeriCorps "volunteers," Blunt is not...spending money on AmeriCorps because we need to...very idea of paid volunteers is an insult to people who genuinely volunteer their time for good...
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It's Time to Torpedo Americorps

Magazine article by James Bovard; Human Events, Vol. 57, December 10, 2001

Subjects:

AmeriCorps, Bush, George W, Expansion, Public assistance programs, Social services, Volunteers

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Its Time to Torpedo Americorps by James Bovard President...a major expansion of AmeriCorps, Bill Clintons "national...another 20,000 paid "volunteers" to the rosters. Bush...launched the call to expand AmeriCorps in the same speech in...
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The Politics of Service: How a Nation Got Behind AmeriCorps

Magazine article by Harris Wofford; Brookings Review, Vol. 20, Fall 2002

Subjects:

Bush, George W.--Political activity, United States. AmeriCorps--Analysis, United States--Political aspects, United States--Politics and government, Volunteer workers in social service

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...who had launched AmeriCorps, was an outstanding...number of Peace Corps volunteers fell from more than...a large growth of volunteer centers that helped place traditional volunteers who wanted to serve...Peace Corps such as AmeriCorps as a cadre of leaders...growing army of unpaid volunteers. He saw national...
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Americorps: Salvation Via Hand-holding

Magazine article by James Bovard; The American Spectator, Vol. 33, July 2000

Subjects:

AmeriCorps, Clinton, Bill, Fraud, Nonprofit organizations, Political campaigns, Political ethics

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...continue deteriorating, AmeriCorps members are sent in...Clinton, "every young AmeriCorps volunteer...typically will generate is more volunteers helping on whatever...defenders claim that AmeriCorps is a big success because...

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AmeriCorps Volunteer Finds Rewards

Newspaper article by Melissa Knopper; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 13, 2000

Subjects:

United States. AmeriCorps

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...about his adventures as an Americorps volunteer. At first, Larson said...said he was inspired to try Americorps after he spent some time...to do that full time in Americorps was right up my alley...joined a group of other volunteers in Clark County, Nevada...
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AmeriCorps Asks Congress for $100 Million; Volunteer Group Criticized by GOP

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 23, 2003

Subjects:

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...100 million; Volunteer group criticized...Clinton-era AmeriCorps program has come...hiring many more volunteers than Congress...complained that the AmeriCorps program pays volunteers an education...pay people to "volunteer." "Ive never...highest-paid volunteers in the world...center depends on Americorps volunteers to...
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AmeriCorps Volunteers Make a Pittance, Not a Killing

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 28, 1996

Subjects:

American Red Cross

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AmeriCorps volunteers make a pittance, not a...The total benefit to the AmeriCorps member amounts to about...corporation expends per AmeriCorps member. When the program...17,629) provides AmeriCorps sponsors with supplies...with his use of the Border Volunteer Corps example -and example...
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Arlington Hts. Native Dies in Florida 25-Year-Old Woman Was AmeriCorps Volunteer, Had Helped Hurricane Victims

Newspaper article by Sheila Ahern; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 22, 2005

Subjects:

Disaster relief, Hurricanes

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Florida 25-Year-Old Woman Was AmeriCorps Volunteer, Had Helped Hurricane Victims...Arlington Heights native and AmeriCorps volunteer recently died unexpectedly...morning, said Siobhan Dugan, an AmeriCorps spokeswoman. All other details...
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AmeriCorps Won't Take New Volunteers; Funds Crunch Spurs Temporary Halt

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 12, 2002

Subjects:

Corporation for National and Community Service

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AmeriCorps wont take new volunteers; Funds crunch spurs temporary halt...Ellen Sorokin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES AmeriCorps, the national Peace Corps-like...freeze was imposed Nov. 22 when AmeriCorps parent agency, the Corporation...

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