Corporation for National and Community Service

Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Preceding agency	ACTION;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	250 E Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20525
Employees	586 (2020)
Annual budget	$1.055 billion USD (2013 Annualized CR level)
Agency executive	Mal Coles (Acting), Chief Executive Officer;
Website	www.americorps.gov

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, the Volunteer Generation Fund, and other national service initiatives.^[4] The agency's mission is "to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering."^[5] While a government agency, CNCS acts much like a foundation and is the nation's largest annual grant maker supporting service and volunteering. CNCS, formerly known as the "Corporation for National Service" or "CNS," was created by the of 1993.^[6]

Programs[]

Currently, CNCS delivers several programs that are designed to help communities address poverty, the environment, education, and other unmet human needs. The programs include:

AmeriCorps[]

AmeriCorps is a national service program designed to engage Americans in a variety of service. Programs under the AmeriCorps umbrella include AmeriCorps State and National programs, National Civilian Community Corps (also known as AmeriCorps NCCC, which includes FEMA Corps), and AmeriCorps VISTA.

On April 21, 2009, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act was signed into law, which reauthorized and dramatically expanded the AmeriCorps volunteer service program. The new law would more than triple the number of available AmeriCorps volunteer slots from then current 75,000 to 250,000 by fiscal year 2017 with 50% of these positions becoming full-time. The measure would also tie college tuition aid to demonstrated favorable community impacts; create a pilot Social Innovation Fund; expand eligibility for the Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent program; and expand participation by military veterans.^{[citation needed]}

Senior Corps[]

The Senior Corps umbrella includes three programs that engage seniors aged 55+ in volunteerism: the Foster Grandparents program, through which volunteers teach and mentor children; Senior Companions, through which volunteers help older adults live independently in their homes; and RSVP, through which volunteers can serve in a variety of roles to meet their communities' needs.^[7]

Other programs[]

MLK Day of Service
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
President's Volunteer Service Award
Learn and Serve America (discontinued)

Special initiatives[]

Employers of National Service[]

On September 12, 2014, President Barack Obama launched the Employers of National Service initiative at the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps event on the South Lawn of the White House.^[8] Employers participating in the initiative connect to the talent pipeline of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other service year alumni, by indicating in their hiring processes that they view national service experience as a plus. The initiative is a collaboration between CNCS with the Peace Corps, Service Year Alliance, , and the National Peace Corps Association. To date, over 500 employers have joined the initiative.^[9]

History[]

The Commission on National and Community Service was a new, independent federal agency created as a consequence of the , signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.

The Commission was intentioned to mean to bring about a renewed focus on encouraging volunteering in the United States and was charged with supporting four streams of service:

Service-learning programs for school-aged youth
Higher education service programs
Youth corps
National service demonstration models

In 1993 the Corporation for National and Community Service was created by merging another agency, ACTION, and the Commission on National and Community Service together, thus ending the Commission.

Timeline[]

1990: President George H.W. Bush signs the of 1990 into law, ushering in a renewed federal focus on encouraging volunteering in the U.S. This legislation created the new independent federal agency called the Commission on National and Community Service.

1992: Enacted as part of the 1993 National Defense Authorization Act, the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is created as a demonstration program to explore the possibility of using post-Cold War military resources to help solve problems here at home. It is modeled on the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps and the United States military.

1993: President Bill Clinton signs into passage The National and Community Service Trust Act, formally merging the federal offices of ACTION and the Commission on National and Community Service, including Serve America and NCCC, to form CNCS, along with the addition of the new AmeriCorps program.

2002: President George W. Bush creates the USA Freedom Corps.

Administrative history[]

Past CEOs of CNCS include:

	CEO	Service dates	Appointed by
1	Eli Segal	1993–1995	Clinton
2	Harris Wofford	1995–2001	Clinton
3		2001–2003	G.W. Bush
4	David Eisner	2004–2008	G.W. Bush
	(Acting)	2008–2010	Obama
5		2010–2011
	Robert Velasco II (Acting)	2011–2012
6		2012–2017
	Kim Mansaray (Acting)	2017-2018	Trump
7		2018–2021	Trump
	Mal Coles (Acting)	2021–present	Biden
8	Awaiting nominee		Biden

References[]

^ https://www.nationalservice.gov/about/contact-us
^ "Open Government Data". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ [1] cncs?government. Retrieved 1/14/2014.
^ "National Service". Nationalservice.gov. Retrieved Nov 21, 2011.
^ "ABOUT CNCS". Corporation for National and Community Service. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Bill Text, 103rd Congress (1993-1994), H.R.2010.EAS Archived 2020-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Library of Congress
^ "Senior Corps Programs". Corporation for National and Community Service. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ Archive of Obama White House Blog https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/03/09/employers-national-service-and-americorps-vista-champions-change Accessed 6 March 2018.
^ Employers of National Service Website. https://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/employers-national-service Accessed 6 March 2018.

External links[]

[1] ttps://www.nationalservice.gov/about/contact-us

[2] "Open Government Data". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[3] [1] cncs?government. Retrieved 1/14/2014.

[4] "National Service". Nationalservice.gov. Retrieved Nov 21, 2011.

[5] "ABOUT CNCS". Corporation for National and Community Service. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[6] Bill Text, 103rd Congress (1993-1994), H.R.2010.EAS Archived 2020-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Library of Congress

[7] "Senior Corps Programs". Corporation for National and Community Service. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[8] Archive of Obama White House Blog https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/03/09/employers-national-service-and-americorps-vista-champions-change Accessed 6 March 2018.

[9] Employers of National Service Website. https://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/employers-national-service Accessed 6 March 2018.

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