The NY State Commission on National and Community Service, together with Parks & Trails New York and the NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation want to thank the more than 4,000 New Yorkers who pitched in on Saturday, May 4th to make the 2nd Annual I Love My Park Day a huge success
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It’s a great time to get involved and help your community. – participate in National Volunteer Week! Contact your Regional Volunteer Center to sign up!
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AmeriCorps Week is a time to salute AmeriCorps members and alums for their service, thank AmeriCorps community partners, and communicate AmeriCorps impact on communities and on the lives of those who serve.
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On and around January 21, 2013 AmeriCorps members, National Service Participants, and community volunteers across New York
State honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by coordinating and supporting volunteer initiatives. New York State’s
ten Regional Volunteer Centers and many AmeriCorps programs actively led and supported service events in their communities....Click
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On November 20, 2012, the New York State AmeriCorps Class of 2012-13 kicked off
their year of service at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany NY.
The event gathered more than 1,000 AmeriCorps members who have committed to a term
of service in NY State.... Click
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Saturday, October 27 is Make a Difference Day – the National Day of Doing Good.
Sponsored by USA Weekend, the Points of Light Foundation, Newman’s Own, the Corporation
for National and Community Service, NBC News and Motorola Mobility, it is a day
dedicated to helping others in our communities across the country...Click
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In 2009, Congress designated September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance
and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with helping to support
this effort across the country...Click
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The New York State Commission on National and Community Service announced today
that 37 organizations in New York have received AmeriCorps grants from the Corporation
for National and Community Service...Click
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Last September, the New York State Commission on National & Community Service, through
the New Yorkers Volunteer initiative, announced the establishment of 10 Regional
Volunteer Centers across the State, whose goal is to foster the recruitment of one
million new volunteers state-wide through partnerships with thousands of non-profit
organizations...Click
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Senior Corps Week was May 7-11, 2012. Senior volunteers were honored for
"Making a Difference for Generations" and encourage more communities to harness
the talent and skill of Americans 55+...Click
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Good news. A recent LinkedIn survey found that 41 percent of professionals considered
volunteer work as much as paid work when evaluating job candidates. Now here's the
bad news: Slightly less than half of the 89 percent who had volunteer experience
included it on their resumes...Click
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April 15-21, 2012 is National Volunteer Week. New Yorkers Volunteer is proud to
support this annual celebration of volunteerism, which is sponsored by the Points
of Light Institute. This year’s theme is “Celebrating People in Action”...Click
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AmeriCorps Week is an opportunity for AmeriCorps members, alums, grantees, program
partners and friends to demonstrate AmeriCorps' impact on critical issues, bring
more Americans into service, and thank the community partners who make AmeriCorps
possible. AmeriCorps Week shines a spotlight on AmeriCorps' impact in communities
across the country in order to motivate more Americans to join AmeriCorps or volunteer
in their communities...Click
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The New York State Commission on National and Community Service congratulates
all AmeriCorps and National Service programs in New York State as well as our ten
new Regional Volunteer Centers for leading “A Day On, Not a Day Off” service projects
in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...Click
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The 2011 New York State Civic Health Index was unveiled on Monday, December 5th
at Siena College and has received significant press attention. Research was conducted
by Siena College Research Institute, in cooperation with the New York State Commission
on National & Community Service – New Yorkers Volunteer, and the National Council
on Citizenship...Click
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On Wednesday, November 9, over 900 AmeriCorps members and staff from across New
York State joined together to commit to their year of service and celebrate all
that they will accomplish in the year ahead. Members hailed from 33 programs, leaving
their communities as early as 4 am to arrive for the 10 am start...Click
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Isn’t it interesting how the worst of times brings out the best in people? It was
the case in New York State on September 11, 2001 and the days that followed and
more recently during the aftermath of the hurricanes that flooded upstate New York...Click
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Most Americans know exactly where they were on September 11, 2001, especially those
of us in New York. We also remember the outpouring of support in the days immediately
following, from first responders, volunteers, neighbors. People wanted to help...Click
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The New York State Commission on National and Community Service announces $16.9
million in AmeriCorps grants and $750,000 in Volunteer Generation Fund grants to
strengthen the impact of more than 45 organizations across New York State in tackling
the most pressing challenges facing New York’s communities...Click
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On May 16 & 17, 2011, New Yorkers Volunteer hosted “Effective Volunteer Management
& Engaging Veterans and Military Families Training Summit” at the Sheraton Syracuse
University Hotel in Syracuse NY. 64 leaders of 49 national service and non-profit
organizations located throughout New York State attended this comprehensive training.
Valuable skills, best practices, and practical resources were shared in order to
strengthen volunteer recruitment, management and retention...Click
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The fifth annual AmeriCorps Week will take place May 14-21, 2011! New York State’s
AmeriCorps programs have been active participants in AmeriCorps Week each year...Click Here to Read More
Please join thousands of agencies and tens of thousands of volunteers throughout
New York State and the country as we celebrate volunteers and the impact they make
every day...Click Here to Read More
We Live New York, a statewide young professional’s organization, invites
young leaders from across New York State to the 2011 “We Live NY Summit” which will
focus on helping upstate and downstate communities improve ways to attract and retain
young talent...Click Here to Read More
New York State Learn and Serve America grant funds allow Averill Park Central School
District to implement a range of K-12 service learning projects including: gardening,
hunger, poverty and environmental initiatives, character education programming involving
the elderly and veterans, and student mentoring...Click Here
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January 17, 2011 will mark the 25th anniversary of the first observance of the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Holiday. More than 40 years after his death, Dr. King’s examples
continue to guide us in addressing our nation’s most critical issues...Click
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In 1994, an Executive Order of the Governor established the New York State Commission
on National and Community Service. This bi-partisan body of volunteer and service
leaders administers the AmeriCorps national service program...Click
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The 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance was established to engage all Americans
and others to voluntarily support charitable causes, perform good deeds or engage
in other service activities in observance of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks...Click Here to Read More
This year’s National Conference, themed It’s Up To You! as a tribute to the legendary
Frank Sinatra song “New York, New York”, was a call to action for each of us! New
York was proud to serve as the host State for the largest gathering of more than
5,400 members of national service programs, community volunteer organizations, and
industry leaders in the world!...Click Here to Read More
On behalf of MCC’s Pre-Collegiate Programs, we are pleased that Rochester AmeriCorps
has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 Kate Smith Marhatta Award. This award
was initiated in 2007 to recognize those who give outstanding support to the Upward
Bound, the Liberty Partnerships Program, and the Science and Technology Entry Program
at MCC...Click Here to Read More
St. John's University recently received a $90,000 Summer of Service grant that will
engage 180 students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the borough of Queens in New
York City. With the support of older students serving as mentors, middle school
students will participate in service-learning activities that address environmental
issues and develop leadership skills...Click Here to Read More
The New York State Commission on National and Community Service encourages all New
York national service programs to participate in Martin Luther King Service events
each year. In 2010, the State Commission was directly involved with New York’s MLK
Day Celebration at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, debuting the Commission’s new
Public Service Announcement to attendees and informing attendees about ways to volunteer
in their communities...Click Here to Read More
On November, 20th more than 1,200 AmeriCorps members and staff from programs across
New York State kicked off their year of service at the Convention Center in Albany.
Members traveled in from Long Island, New York City, the Hudson Valley, Central
New York, the Adirondacks, Rochester, Buffalo, the Southern Tier as well as the
Capital District!...Click Here to Read More
More than 15 years ago, I found myself living without hope. I had no sense of direction
and no sense of purpose. I was homeless and felt as though I was in an endless whirlpool
with no way to escape...Click Here to Read More
New Yorkers Volunteer wants to help promote your organization’s stories of service
and volunteer initiatives as part of the President and First Lady’s United We Serve
campaign and Serve.gov website. Governor Paterson and the First Lady have been leading
the charge to support the United We Serve campaign and elevate the level of volunteering
in New York through the State’s service initiative – New Yorkers Volunteer...Click
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National Service history was made during the Spring of 2009 with the passage of
the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. As a result, a proposed $5.3 billion in
federal funding will support the expansion of national service programs...Click
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On Saturday, May 9, the New York State Commission on National and Community Service
and the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted the national kickoff
for AmeriCorps Week 2009. More than 1,300 AmeriCorps and other National Service
members as well as community volunteers from across New York State spent the day
providing service to the residents of East Harlem...Click Here
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SUNY Delhi has been recognized with the President's Higher Education Community Service
Honor Roll for the volunteer efforts of its O'Connor Center for Community Service
during 2008. Delhi was first recognized with this national recognition for extraordinary
service in 2005 and then received recognition in 2006...Click
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AmeriCorps Alums represented the national service movement in the Inaugural Parade!
As the stories and photos clearly demonstrate, the day was truly inspirational for
those who participated and for those who watched...Click Here
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Here in New York State, hundreds of agencies and thousands of citizens responded
to President Obama’s Call to Service by participating in MLK Day of Service events
throughout the State...Click Here to Read More
Approximately 1,000 AmeriCorps members and staff from 32 programs around New York
State enjoyed the 2008 AmeriCorps Kickoff Celebration on November 19, 2008. The
Kickoff combined celebration with valuable training...Click
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The New York State Commission on National and Community Service today announced
the New York State AmeriCorps Kickoff Celebration at the Empire State Plaza Convention
Center. More than 1,300 AmeriCorps members, representing 46 programs from throughout
New York State, gathered to take the oath that begins their year of service to the
State and country...Click Here to Read More
UJA-Federation of New York launches its 2008 Mitzvah Month, joining Jewish agencies
and organizations around the country in the month-long, Jewish Social Action Month
global initiative to promote both social action (“tikkun olam”) and Jewish peoplehood.
UJA-Federation’s Mitzvah Month and Jewish Social Action Month occur in the Hebrew
month of Cheshvan, which this year coincides with November...Click
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Small acts can add up to make a big difference. On October 18, 2008, individuals
from around the Capital Region will gather at Washington Park in Albany to show
their support for child abuse prevention by walking for children...Click
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NEW YORK, NY. October 3, 2008 — Children across the country made history yesterday
participating in the third annual Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® Campaign...Click Here to Read More
Governor David A. Paterson today announced the creation of a cabinet position to
address issues related to national and community service. Susan Stern, Chair of
the State Commission on National and Community Service, will be elevated to the
Governor’s cabinet...Click Here to Read More
Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to
more than 80,000 middle and high school students across the country for helping
the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and
serving their communities through many other volunteer activities. This week the
search begins to identify thousands more who have made meaningful contributions
to their communities over the past 12 months, as the prestigious awards program
kicks off its 14th year...Click Here to Read More
Jim Smiley, coordinator of the CYO program at Catholic Charities of Oswego County
has announced that AmeriCorps Members, Margaret and Marissa Thorpe have joined the
staff of Catholic Charities’ CYO program....Click Here to Read
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It's 7:30 a.m., and Altheo Serrao's family has just arrived in Harlem from Staten
Island, a two-hour journey by bus, ferry and subway. They do this every school day
to be part of a program that isn't available anywhere else in New York City - or,
for that matter, anywhere else in the country...Click Here to
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Governor David A. Paterson today encouraged all New Yorkers to explore volunteer
service opportunities with a community-based organization to help meet critical
local needs...Click Here to Read More
Governor David A. Paterson today announced that May 11-18 will be nationally observed
as AmeriCorps Week. New York will honor nearly 8,000 New York State residents who
currently serve as AmeriCorps members – a group committed to improving the quality
of life in communities throughout the State. As part of AmeriCorps Week, a variety
of celebrations and service projects will take place across the State...Click
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The second annual AmeriCorps Week was a major success! Thanks to the tens of thousands
of AmeriCorps members, alums, staff, partners, and friends who joined in us in shining
the spotlight on the extraordinary service and accomplishments of AmeriCorps and
in helping recruit more Americans into service...Click Here
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Governor Paterson announced today that New York has been selected to participate
in a limited technical assistance grant by the National Governors Association center
for Best Practices “Policy Academy on Civic Engagement of Older Adults.”
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ALBANY – Older New Yorkers looking for something worthwhile to do in their retirement
years are in luck. The Center for Best Practices of the National Governor’s Association
has selected New York as one of six recipients of a grant to keep older New Yorkers
active in the workplace and volunteer activities... Click Here
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