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AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps is a civil society program supported by the U.S. federal government, foundations, corporations, and other donors engaging adults in public service work with a goal of "helping others and meeting critical needs in the community." Members commit to full-time or part-time positions offered by a network of nonprofit community organizations and public agencies, to fulfill assignments in the fields of education, public safety, health care, and environmental protection. The program is often seen as a domestic Peace Corps. Wikipedia*

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AmeriCorps has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 Ceremony.

Recent Programs

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    City Year Opening Day Celebration

    Justice Stephen Breyer spoke to three hundred new volunteers under a program called City Year at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. In…

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People

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