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Experience Corps
Aug 06, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
Experience Corps has flourished more recently than ever. With baby boomers looking for more service opportunities rather than retiring, it’s hard not to share the same enthusiasm and passion as associate director, Amy Zandarski-Pica, and director of communications, Sarah Priestman have.
Experience Corps, schools, volunteer, seniors (all tags)
Around the Web
Aug 04, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
The Young and the Restless
It seems as if the most recent buzz around the web is the restlessness and consistent activism among today’s generation. The New Republic’s “The Engaged Generation”baffles at the high voter turnout for young Americans.
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U.S. Public Service Academy
Jul 30, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
The need for more public service appears more urgent than ever. As co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy, Chris Myers Asch, puts it, “It is absolutely necessary that Americans understand that we cannot neglect the public sector, especially after Hurricane Katrina.” And that is where the Academy comes in.
U.S. Public Service Academy, Asch (all tags)
Millennials...and Others
Jul 24, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
Huffington Post’s writer, Tanene Allison, tackles the ever-growing question: Can today’s Millennial Generation be engaged in communities and the country while spending massive amounts of time being digitally connected? Speaking as a Millennial herself, Allison emphasizes the versatility and unprecedented activism in today’s generation.
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Around the Web
Jul 24, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
Please Don’t Stop the Music!
The Huffington Post reports that MusicianCorps—piloted by the Music National Service Initiative (MNSi)—dedicated to public schools and underserved communities will sharpen critical skills a child needs to succeed in the creative economy and “solve our greatest future challenges.”
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Volunteerism is Slavery?
Jul 21, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
Jonah Goldberg, an LA Times columnist, has taken a bold stand against Barack Obama’s speech which called all Americans to serve their country or community through programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. He claims that Obama will violate the 13th Amendment which states that slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall not exist within the United States.
Jonah Goldberg, national service, Obama, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, volunteerism (all tags)
The Best Policy for National Service
Jun 24, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm
If there’s something in it for you, go for it. That’s what the average American thinks as the word “capitalism” is stamped on the nation’s forehead. It is interesting to see how much more Americans are gung-ho for something when an incentive exists. That is why reciprocity stands as the winning ticket to success…it is exactly what America goes for.
Although national service has increased through membership in programs like AmeriCorps and through political support, so has the need. That is why the “National Service Baby Bond” stands as a strong contender for an effective way to encourage national service to capitalist Americans. What exactly is it, you ask?
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ServeNext In Action
Youth, Education & National Service
Road Trip With a Mission: Expanding National Service. AmeriCorps alumni and ServeNext.org members, are traveling the country by bus for the National Service Express Tour, hitting 30 cities in 60 days.
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