Serve.gov - Newsroom Feed 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, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST 0 http://www.serve.gov/images/common/logo_servegov.jpg Serve.gov http://www.serve.gov 204 28 Disaster in Haiti: How You Can Helphttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1615Message from Nicola Goren, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, on the disaster in Haiti and how Americans can help.Speeches and Official StatementsThu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST National Service Agency Promotes Funding for Veterans Programshttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1574On the heels of Veterans Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a conference call today to promote funding opportunities to support programs that leverage veterans' skills and expertise to serve local communities through its Veterans Corps, a program authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. These funds are part of the $363 million requested in the President's FY 2010 budget for the AmeriCorps program.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Successful Kick-off of Learn & Serve Challenge Opens Year of Service for Schools & Communitieshttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1556Nearly 80,000 students, parents and teachers from across 34 states participated in 178 events that marked the close of the week-long launch of the 3rd Annual Learn & Serve Challenge. The Challenge, led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and 100 national organizations, will continue through the remainder of the school year with the goal of engaging 1 million more students in service-learning.Press Releases and AnnouncementsSat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Remarks by the President at Points of Light 20th Anniversaryhttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1557On October 16, 2009, the President spoke at the 20th Anniversary event for the Points of Light Institute in College Station, Texas.Speeches and Official StatementsFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST President Obama Joins President Bush in Call to Servicehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1555Calling service an integral part of how we meet the challenges of our time, President Barack Obama renewed his appeal for all Americans to make service a part of their daily lives in an address to 2,000 service leaders gathered at the Points of Light Institute's (POL) 'Presidential Forum on Service' at Texas A& M University here today.Press Releases and AnnouncementsFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST National Service Agency and Nonprofits Launch Challenge, Urge Student Service in Schools and Communities http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1542The Corporation for National and Community Service and more than 100 national service-learning leaders, educators, and community advocates partnered today to kick off the 3rd Annual National Learn & Serve Challenge. The year-long Challenge will place students on the frontlines of efforts to employ innovative solutions to rebuilding and renewing their communities. Press Releases and AnnouncementsMon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST National Service Agency Seeks Peer Reviewershttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1537The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking peer reviewers and facilitators to assist in the review of its competitive grant applications. Press Releases and AnnouncementsFri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Gobierno del Presidente Obama presenta Servir.gov para difundir su llamado al voluntariado.http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1530Para informar a millones de hispanohablantes sobre el llamado a servir que hizo el Presidente Obama, su gobierno ha inaugurado hoy Servir.gov, una página web en español que facilita que los estadounidenses organicen voluntariados en sus comunidades.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Obama Administration Launches Servir.gov Website to Broaden Call to Servicehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1529To carry President Obama's call to service to millions of Spanish-speakers, the Obama Administration today launched Servir.gov, a Spanish-language website that makes it easy for Americans to find or organize volunteer projects in their communities. Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST President Joins Volunteers Nationwide in Service to Remember 9/11http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1511President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama joined AmeriCorps members and volunteers in painting a Habitat for Humanity home in Washington DC this afternoon, joining Americans across the country who marked the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by participating in service and remembrance activities.Press Releases and AnnouncementsFri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Businesses Take Part in 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrancehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1510As the nation prepares to observe the first National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, businesses large and small are planning volunteer events to help people in need in their communities.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Projects Taking Place in All 50 Stateshttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1509The first officially-designated September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance will be marked by service projects in all 50 states, with tens of thousands of volunteers expected to turn out to paint and refurbish homes, run food drives, spruce up schools, reclaim neighborhoods, and support and honor veterans and first responders. Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST MEDIA ADVISORY: Cabinet Secretaries to Participate in September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrancehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1508On September 11, more than a dozen Cabinet secretaries and senior administration officials will commemorate the heroism of those who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001, and remember their spirit of sacrifice by engaging in service and volunteerism as part of the first officially recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2009http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1507On September 10, 2009, President Barack Obama proclaimed September 11, 2009 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Penguins Take to the Ice for Service To Remember 9/11http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1506Before the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins meet with President Obama at the White House on September 10, they will meet with another group, this one on the ice. Several members of the team will visit the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club, the oldest minority youth hockey program in the country, to offer a hockey clinic to the young players. The clinic is a central component of the National Hockey League's partnership with United We Serve, the initiative established by President Obama to challenge all Americans to engage in sustained, meaningful community service. Press Releases and AnnouncementsWed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Americans to Remember 9/11 with Acts of Servicehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1505Americans across the country will honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy by serving their neighbors and communities as part of the first-ever federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST United We Serve Marks Interfaith Service Weekhttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1496President Obama's United We Serve initiative has designated Aug. 31 through Sept. 6 Interfaith Service Week to honor the service efforts conducted through faith-based organizations working together across religious lines to strengthen our communities. Over the summer, interfaith volunteers have participated in more than 3,000 projects through the United We Serve effort, with numerous others scheduled this week. Press Releases and AnnouncementsTue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Volunteers Help Gulf Coast Build Stronger Futurehttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1448On the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there are strong signs of progress and renewal across the entire Gulf Coast, fueled in large part by an outpouring of volunteers and national service participants who've come from across the nation and globe to help the region rebuild stronger than before.Press Releases and AnnouncementsSat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Federal Employees Volunteer with New Orleans Organizations on Rebuilding Projectshttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1442Nearly 100 Obama Administration officials and federal employees are volunteering with New Orleans organizations over the next four days to mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The four-day effort was launched today in front of the Rebuilding Together New Orleans Community Center, one of several sites at which volunteers will be working. When it is completed, the center will house AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers serving New Orleans.Press Releases and AnnouncementsThu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Statement by Alan Solomont on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedyhttp://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/statements_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1441Alan Solomont, Board Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service, made the following statement on the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy:Speeches and Official StatementsWed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST