The Serve America Act and Your Community

Posted by Administrator

April 24, 2009

The election of President Obama was primarily driven by individuals who donated their time to be the change the wanted to see in America. It is in this spirit that the President signs the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law. The law incentivizes service in your community. But it also does much more.

The Serve America Act would dramatically increase funding for AmeriCorps and other volunteer programs, including those for seniors and veterans. It also establishes a goal of expanding from 75,000 government-supported volunteers to 250,000. It also would increase education funding and establish a summer service program for students, paying $500 (which would be applied to college costs) to high-school and middle-school students who participate.

In its current form, the legislation does not include a mandate requiring service.

Take a look at the actual bill and let us know your thoughts.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1388:

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