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In 2009, the Washington Commission for National and Community Service partnered with the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) to launch the first CNCS-funded Vet Corps program in the...
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“Service is really what veterans want to do. A lot of them leave the military reluctantly. They were injured, medically retired, or retired for family reasons. But those people don’t want to sell...
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Add these frequently asked questions to your outreach materials when recruiting veterans to serve as AmeriCorps members.
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The following information, links, and templates can help you understand and describe the AmeriCorps veterans and military families initiative to potential stakeholders and partners, particularly...
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“Through helping other veterans as a Vet Corps member it’s almost selfish anyway, because part of the reason I’m doing this is to learn about my wounds. Helping other Vet Corps members helps me...
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“If a nonprofit is looking for someone who is trustworthy, responsible, not afraid of hard work under tough conditions, good at building a team and leading, and putting all those things together...
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Use or adapt the following outreach tools and templates contributed by the Corporation and the Washington Veterans Corps to educate potential partners and members.
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Use this template for preparing presentations and other outreach materials to share with your governor and his/her staff, members of Congress, representatives of veterans affairs agencies, and...
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Federal Veterans Initiatives
Follow the links in this section to gain information and project ideas you can pitch to potential veteran-serving partners, recruitment sites, and grantees, as well as...
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"I strongly encourage other veterans to consider serving their country through national service so they can share their military and civilian careers, as well as the importance of community...
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This short sampling of military and veterans affairs vocabulary can help you “talk the talk” with potential veteran-serving partners, grantees, and service sites. Ask a board or staff member or...
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“Recognize our usefulness. We are not charity cases. We are an American asset.”—Iraq/Afghanistan veteran
Program managers, State Commission staff, and veterans themselves offer this advice, drawn...
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A Resource for State Service Commissions
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Are you thinking of applying to AmeriCorps or VISTA? Whether you know you want to serve or just wish to browse opportunities, your first stop is the My AmeriCorps portal. Watch the following video to...
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This new course from the Leadership Practice promotes the idea that foundations and communities alike are interested in projects that serve to improve communities and strengthen community-based...
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Access tools and resources to forge new intergenerational service-learning partnerships. SaYES-Seniors and Youth Engaged in Service-an initiative of Learn and Serve America and Senior Corps, has been...
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Online tutorial about the Terms, Conditions, and Benefits of VISTA service for VISTA candidates and VISTA supervisors.
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