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On this page you will find press releases, announcements and other news items from the USA Freedom Corps and agencies that are part of the USA Freedom Corps Coordinating Council or regarding the activities of the USA Freedom Corps.

The White House also issues press releases regarding each of the local volunteers who has greeted President Bush during the course of his travels since March 2002. These individuals have been recognized for their dedicated service to their neighbors and their Nation. Click here to find a complete archive of those press releases.
8/8/2008 College Students Rank Peace Corps as an Ideal Employer
The Peace Corps has been formally recognized by undergraduate college students as the #8 Most Ideal Employer to meet their career goals. The 2008 results are based upon a survey conducted by UNIVERSUM Communications, which gathered student’s perceptions of companies and expectations upon entering the working world. The feedback from 44,064 U.S. undergraduates was recently published in BusinessWeek. Peace Corps ranked #8, just behind Google, Disney, Apple and U.S. Department of State.
8/8/2008 AmeriCorps Awards $2.2 Million to Eight Organizations
The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced results of its final 2008 grants competition, with more than $2.2 million being awarded to eight organizations funding 230 new AmeriCorps members to help communities provide healthy and educational environments for children, as well as support Midwest disaster response and recovery.
8/8/2008 First Class of AmeriCorps NCCC Members To Be Inducted at Iowa Campus
The first class of members to serve at the newest National Civilian Community Corps campus will be inducted during an 11 a.m. ceremony on August 11. David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees NCCC and other AmeriCorps programs, will be on hand for the event, as will Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Also attending will be Merlene Mazyck, director of NCCC.
8/6/2008 Initial Results Point to Success for VFPServ Partnership
Since its launch in early March, VFPServ, an innovative public-private partnership to provide skilled Americans grants for international volunteer assignments has already shown significant impact and potential.
8/5/2008 Learn and Serve America Announces Grants to Boost Math and Science Education through Service-Learning
Three organizations will use service-learning to ignite the passion for math and science in thousands of low-income students, thanks to grants announced today by Learn and Serve America.
7/28/2008 Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow
The most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled shows volunteering in America is strong and poised for growth, as momentum for service grows across the sectors and the need for volunteers is heightened by the economic downturn.
7/24/2008 National Organizations Selected to Lead 2009 King Day of Service
The growing movement to make the King Holiday a national day of service will get a powerful boost from the leadership of seven national organizations selected for King Day of Service grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
7/18/2008 Peace Corps Rwanda Reopens
U.S. Ambassador Michael Arietti and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda Amandin Rugira signed an agreement officially re-establishing the U.S. Peace Corps program in Rwanda today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
7/7/2008 New Partnership Launched to Connect New Americans with Outdoor Volunteer and Recreation Activities
USA Freedom Corps, American Recreation Coalition and the Homeland Security Task Force on New Americans today announced a new public-private partnership, This Land is Your Land, to engage more new Americans in volunteer and recreation opportunities, particularly in the great outdoors. A partnership convened by USA Freedom Corps, This Land Is Your Land mobilizes the resources and outreach efforts of government and the private sector to encourage new Americans to take pride in their country by engaging in volunteer service.
7/3/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY: New Public-Private Partnership on Engaging New Americans in Volunteering at National Parks to be Announced on Ellis Island
On Monday, July 7, 2008, USA Freedom Corps, the National Park Service, American Recreation Coalition and Task Force on New Americans will launch a new public-private partnership, This Land is Your Land, to engage more new Americans in volunteer and recreation opportunities, particularly in America’s National Parks.