Results List
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A Time to Serve
Source: Time Magazine
As the Constitutional Convention of 1787 came to a close, after three and a half months of deliberation, a lady asked Dr. Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it." -…
Resource type: News
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House Passes Expansion of Programs for Service
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to approve the largest expansion of government-sponsored service programs since President John F. Kennedy first called for the creation of a national community service corps in 1963. The legislation, which passed by an…
Resource type: News
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Americans of All Ages Are Ready for Citizen Service: Are Politicians Ready to Lead Them?
Source: Gara LaMarche
This morning Senators John McCain and Barack Obama suspended their intense competition for the Presidency to visit Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, in tribute to those who lost their lives on a brilliantly sunny New York morning seven years ago today. And tonight they will…
Resource type: News
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Federation, National Council on Aging Announce Collaboration
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
By: National Council on Aging CDCUs to Work with Regional Economic Security Centers to Assist Vulnerable Older Adults According to research from the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA), older adults in the United States are…
Resource type: News
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Communities In Schools Founder Bill Milliken to Be Honored With a 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service
Source: Communities In Schools
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Communities In Schools, the nation's largest dropout prevention organization, is proud to announce that its founder, Bill Milliken, will be a recipient of the 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American Institute for Public Service. Milliken…
Resource type: News
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NCOA Launches One Away Campaign for Elder Economic Security; Releases National Poll on Struggles Facing Older Adults
Source: PR Newswire
Campaign Uses Video to Spotlight the Problem, Calls for Change in the Older Americans ActWASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 13 million older adults are considered economically insecure, living on just $21,780 a year or less. Every day, these seniors, and millions of Boomers, have to choose whether…
Resource type: News
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National Executive Service Corps.
$205,000
Resource type: Grantee
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National and Community Service Coalition
$10,000
Resource type: Grantee
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How Does the Serve America Act (S. 277) Affect Americans in the Second Half of Life?
Source: Civic Ventures
A Quick Summary of a Quiet Revolution in National Service MARCH 26, 2009 – Within days, the Senate will likely pass and President Obama is poised to sign major bipartisan legislation that will dramatically expand national service opportunities for all and will include, for the…
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
Source: CNBC
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
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