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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.
6/27/2008 President Highlights Impact of Service At White House Faith-Based Conference
The power of volunteers to transform lives and tackle deep-rooted social problems including the drop-out epidemic, addiction, homelessness, and HIV/AIDS became a primary focus of a two-day White House gathering of more than 1,500 religious and nonprofit leaders from across the country.
6/26/2008 National Service Agency Seeks Applicants for $3.5 Million to Serve Disadvantaged Youth
The Corporation for National and Community Service announced plans to make $3.5 million in grants to national organizations that support youth from disadvantaged circumstances.
6/23/2008 AmeriCorps VISTA Seeking 230 Members To Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery
In response to severe flooding in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, the federal AmeriCorps VISTA program is making 230 positions immediately available to assist in flood recovery efforts.
6/21/2008 Focus Turns to Recovery Efforts in the Midwest as Response Continues in Some Areas
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), numerous federal agencies, and states and local governments continue to work together in response to ongoing flooding and in preparation for the recovery efforts that will be under way in the days, weeks and months to come.
6/20/2008 Donations for Flood Victims Made Easy: Contact National Donations Management Network
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging people who want to help flood victims in the Midwest to make financial donations through voluntary organizations that are active in the ongoing disaster operations.
6/18/2008 Top Peace Corps Graduate Programs Recognized
Peace Corps or Graduate School…why not do both? While the Peace Corps has long acknowledged its top Volunteer-producing colleges and universities, a separate ranking has just been released for students enrolled in Master’s International and Fellows/USA, Peace Corps’ two official university partnership programs.
6/17/2008 National Service Battles Midwestern Floods
As the most severe flooding in 15 years hits the Midwest, hundreds of AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America participants are working alongside tens of thousands of volunteers in battling the raging floodwaters, piling sandbags, running shelters and hotlines, and assisting evacuees.
6/13/2008 Peace Corps Celebrates Father’s Day and Honors Legacies of Volunteerism
On Father's Day, the Peace Corps is recognizing the significant contributions of fathers who have inspired their children to join the Peace Corps, as well as those who have served as Volunteers themselves.
6/13/2008 Peace Corps and Operation HOPE Form Historic Partnership in South Africa
During an official signing ceremony yesterday at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, Operation HOPE and HOPE Global Initiatives (HOPE) expanded its financial empowerment and dignity initiative, Banking on Our Future, signing a Memorandum of Agreement with Peace Corps/South Africa.The partnership will enable Peace Corps Volunteers to deliver Banking on Our Future to youth and women throughout the Gauteng, Western Cape, North West, Limpopo, and Northern Cape provinces.
6/12/2008 Eleven Former Volunteers to Receive Peace Corps 2008 Franklin H. Williams Award
Eleven Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who have dedicated much of their lives to giving back to their communities will be awarded the Franklin H. Williams Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on June 19, 2008.