Let Us Serve: Resources

AmeriCorps and Senior Corps have enjoyed bi-partisan support, including the support of almost every president, since they were first launched in the mid-1960s. The current administration has been unclear on whether that history of support will continue - which is why we need to prepare to speak honestly, clearly, and quickly about the impact and support of national service in Connecticut and across the country.

Here are some resources to share and help you prepare your own call for support of national service:

• Volunteering and Civic Life in America: https://www.nationalservice.gov/vcla
• AmeriCorps Fact Sheet: https://goo.gl/zI7yg1
• About Senior Corps: https://goo.gl/PuDAqM
• National Service Press Room (for most-current impact stories): https://goo.gl/IMVSHk
• AmeriCorps in Connecticut (or select your state in the drop-down on the right hand column): https://goo.gl/mc4GGI

...and here are some recent articles to get you thinking:

• "A Million Reasons to Support AmeriCorps," AnnMaura Connolly: https://goo.gl/recZp7
• "The Republican Case for Saving AmeriCorps," Stephen Goldsmith:  https://goo.gl/is1Gvh
• "AmeriCorps helps thousands of students get to college. Trump's budget may axe it," USA Today: https://goo.gl/NaSjkY

SOURCE: nationalservice.gov

Important Reminder: AmeriCorps Alums Connecticut has no direct affiliation and receives no funding from the Corporation from National and Community Service or other federal source. All opinions and links are offered in good faith with the intent to help.