Tomorrow, the U.S. Public Service Academy will co-sponsor a national summit to mobilize support for an initiative to build a civilian counterpart to the military service academies. The brainchild of two Teach for America/AmeriCorps alumni, the Public Service Academy would be a four-year national college modeled on the military service academies. More than 5,000 students [...]
April 21, 2008
We’re in PA, Volunteerism’s All the Rage in DE
Check back tonight for a video update from our Pittsburgh Chapter Launch! Here’s a recent article at Deleware Online about the impact of volunteerism. An excerpt about the financial benefits:
The importance of volunteerism can be assessed several ways. The Corporation for National and Community Service reported that 61,199,000 Americans volunteered in 2006, for a value [...]
