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A Lifetime of Service

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A Lifetime of Service · 1d ago

Getting Hired in Your Life After AmeriCorps

As you’re looking for a new job in your Life after AmeriCorps, you’re going to be spending a lot of time working on your resume and practicing your interview skills. You’ll be going through your AmeriCorps service history and finding those key experiences to highlight the recruiter...
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A Lifetime of Service · 4d ago

Friday Service News Headlines

Happy National Bike to Work Day! Before you crank your gears and pedal off to work, catch up with some of our most shared articles and service headlines of the week: Video – City Year’s Potential Video – Life cycle of a Habitat for Humanity Restore item AmeriCorps forges relationships in commu...
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A Lifetime of Service · 6d ago

AmeriCorps: The “Life Experience” I Was Missing

Today’s guest post comes from Eddie Murray, an AmeriCorps NCCC alum who served two years. He is now a technology trainer position in the Technology Based Learning Systems department at New York Institute of Technology. Like many of my friends who I served with in AmeriCorps, and I am sure many...
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A Lifetime of Service · 1W ago

Career Newsletter Company Spotlight: Union Institute & University

The flexibility you need; the attention you deserve. This has been Union Institute & University’s (UI&U’s) approach to higher education for almost 50 years. A non-profit, accredited, private university spanning from Vermont to Ohio, to Florida, and California, UI&U serves mot...
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A Lifetime of Service · 1W ago

Vote for Your Favorites for the 2012 National Service Impact Awards

Alums are quite the innovative bunch when it comes to service and through the 2012 National Service Impact Awards,  the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is looking to recognize program grantees, strategic partners and service participants that are utilizing the best solutions na...
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A Lifetime of Service · 1W ago

Congratulations to Our 2012 Eli J. Segal Entrepreneurship Award Winners!

Eli Segal is often remembered as the ”father of AmeriCorps.” As an aide to President Clinton, he served as the first CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service and under his leadership AmeriCorps was created.  To honor Segal’s legacy of service, AmeriCorps Alums annually g...
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A Lifetime of Service · 2W ago

“Getting To” Teach Students Every Day

To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we have a guest post from Kevin Dua, a two year City Year Alum.  He is currently residing in Watertown, MA. Originally from Virginia, he moved to Boston after graduating from the College of William and Mary in 2009 to voluntarily serve two years with City Year...
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A Lifetime of Service · 2W ago

What Thousands of Hours in AmeriCorps Taught Me

Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Bradbury, a 2006-2007  AmeriCorps State Alum of Aftercare for Indiana through Mentoring (AIM). She holds an MPA from Indiana University Purdue University- Indianapolis and currently resides in Indianapolis. She works for a youth-serving nonprofit in the chil...
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A Lifetime of Service · 2W ago

Write a Letter to Your Editor!

On April 21 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Edward Kennedy Serve America Act, authorizing for the expansion of the Corporation for National and Community Service offerings of AmeriCorps positions. Three years later, with the demand to serve at an all-time high, we are still advocating for se...
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A Lifetime of Service · 3W ago

What Can You Do With 15% off GEICO Auto Insurance?

Let’s be real – buying car insurance is not something we look forward to. Especially coming right out of your service years you’re looking to save as much as possible in your Life After AmeriCorps. According to Carinsurance.com the national annual average for auto insurance is about $1678, which can...
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