AmeriCorps Expansion Wins Votes
175,000 More Slots Eyed for National-Service Program
Embracing President Barack Obama's call for national service, lawmakers last week moved ahead with a plan to expand the AmeriCorps program and boost volunteer opportunities for students and older Americans.
The U.S. House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on a bill to increase AmeriCorps to 250,000 positions, from the current 75,000, and create a new service corps in low-income communities focusing on education, clean energy, health,...
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