AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorps ( ; officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work programs in many sectors. These programs include AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Volunteer Generation Fund, and other national service initiatives. It was created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In September 2020, the agency rebranded itself as AmeriCorps, although its o
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Programs
- AmeriCorps VISTA
- AmeriCorps NCCC
- AmeriCorps State and National
- AmeriCorps Seniors
- [[American Climate Corps]]
- Other programs
- Special initiatives
- Employers of National Service
- History
- Timeline
- Changes under the second Trump administration
- Organization
- Board of directors
- Current board members
- CEO
- Effectiveness
- Criticisms
- See also
- References
- External links
AmeriCorps ( ; officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work programs in many sectors. These programs include AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Volunteer Generation Fund, and other national service initiatives. It was created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In September 2020, the agency rebranded itself as AmeriCorps, although its official name is unchanged.
==Programs== AmeriCorps delivers several programs designed to help communities address poverty, the environment, education, and other unmet human needs. The programs include:
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