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Volunteers and service members have a real impact on the people and communities they serve and deserve to be recognized for their efforts. This effective practice highlights tips and tools for...
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Using public forums — such as meetings and conferences — to put principles of inclusion into practice provides a paradigm for the larger world of service. At the 2006 Florida AmeriCorps and National...
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Statewide service events can be a milestone in an AmeriCorps member’s service term — connecting a member to the larger AmeriCorps community and allowing him or her to see the power of...
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Sending care packages from home to soldiers who are stationed on foreign soil has a positive impact on morale. In New York, AmeriCorps members of the West Seneca Youth Bureau collaborated with the...
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Watching movies with themes of service, leadership and related subjects with corps members or volunteers can encourage learning, reflection and meaningful discussion. Setting some basic ground rules...
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This effective practice presents detailed steps to take when implementing and moderating a panel of public service professionals. Such forums are used to share experiences with students, AmeriCorps...
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There are many considerations to remember when planning a training for AmeriCorps members coming from multiple sites. This effective practice shares a general planning checklist, successful...
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Corresponding with Earth Day, 2002, four AmeriCorps members from Habitat for Humanity, New York City held their community service project in Fort Tryon Park in the Washington Heights section of...
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Everyday Heroes is a one-hour film that documents the AmeriCorps experience. Local AmeriCorps programs, commissions, and other service-related organizations can utilize a community broadcast of the...
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On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, 2002, City Year San Antonio (CYSA) partnered with the City of San Antonio's Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission, and six local AmeriCorps programs in...
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The Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism in Maryland distributes a "Training Brief" with professional development and training events occurring in the state. The newsletter is faxed and e-...
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Students at an alternative middle school program in northwest Washington helped restore a natural creek environment while gaining skills in a variety of disciplines including physical, biological,...
