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Coming together through service and doing great things in Chicago! Current service members welcome! Wanna get involved? Email: [email protected]
Chicago, IL
Joined April 2010
EVENT REMINDER: Join us for our All Chapter Leadership meeting tonight at 7:00 PM (ET)! Please RSVP: https://t.co/CTTEUWiexh
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Are you the Chapter Leader for Service Year Alums in your city or region? If so, please join us for a conversation on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:00 PM (ET). RSVP here: https://t.co/CTTEUWiexh
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The @nytimes endorsed #nationalservice and cited our @ServeUSA2gether campaign! (And it’s in print!) "Asking young Americans for a year of their time could help restore a measure of the community, commitment and hope that America cries out for.” https://t.co/20kmse8o1U
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ICYMI: Sen. @ChrisCoons & @SenatorWicker reintroduced the bipartisan #CORPSAct! We need your help to thank the current cosponsors & encourage fellow Senators to join in on cosponsoring the bill. Join us, @states4service & @AmeriCorpsAlums and take action: https://t.co/z0GLvAZkt8
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Join us next week for an event on Reimagining #NationalService with @BrookingsInst! You’ll hear from Gen. John Allen, @iamwesmoore, @SenJackReed, @TheCorpsNetwork, @AmeriCorps, @PublicAllies, @SchultzFamilyFd, @JoshFryday, @isawhill & others. Register ➡️ https://t.co/rYjAB8yJBf
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Want to hear updates regarding #nationalservice and how you can share your service story? Join us for our first Advocacy Training offered by the ACSC TONIGHT @ 6:30 PM EST. RSVP Here:
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Join us for a virtual national day of action & healing, March 26 at 7:30 PM EST to mourn those we've lost and join together across the country in saying #StopAsianHate. Check out this toolkit of resources to share on your social channels - https://t.co/C2gkiMWr3J
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#ServeAmericaTogether co-chair @StanMcChrystal in @TIMES states “As a lifelong public servant, @POTUS has an opportunity to make #nationalservice the cornerstone of his legacy and become the #ServicePresident.”
time.com
Here's how he can achieve that
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"Cultivating community driven relationships and working with multidisciplinary teams are critical in addressing health inequities. I support national service because I believe that it is our civic duty as citizens to serve our most vulnerable communities."
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Through her service experience, she further understood the need to educate people on how to prepare foods in healthy ways, as well as work towards effective policy changes that will address the social determinants of health and promote significant behavioral changes.
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Closing out #AmeriCorpsWeek with one more featured #ServiceStory: Lubna’s @AmeriCorps service with @FoodDepository helped her see that many households are food insecure and residing in food desert areas. #WeAreAmeriCorps #NationalService #servelikeme
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📢#Breaking: @POTUS signs $1⃣.9⃣T #AmericanRescuePlan into law, including $1⃣B expanding #nationalservice to continue addressing the devastating consequences of #COVID19. #RT to spread the word & learn more ➡️ https://t.co/rYWuGtnDOA
#AmeriCorpsWorks #WeAreAmeriCorps
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He continues to connect with @AmeriCorpsAlums in his professional role with @HarrisCDO. He supports #NationalService, most recently appointed as a Board Member of the @ServeIllinois Foundation. #WeAreAmeriCorps #servelikeme
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Conducting outreach on the South and Westside of the city, he learned a great deal about community, civic engagement, resiliency, passion, and purpose by connecting with church groups, block clubs, and orgs like @TeamworkEnglewood and @NeighborhoodHousingServices
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Adam served with @RedCrossIL. As an @AmeriCorpsVISTA, he led outreach and partnership efforts for the ARC's Team FireStopper's (TFS) program, with a goal to prevent fires in the home and mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations in Chicago and the suburbs.
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We are teaming up with @states4service to thank Congressional leaders and the CORPS Act Co-Sponsors for ensuring @AmeriCorps & #nationalservice programs were included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Help us say thank you here:
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BREAKING: $1 billion for #nationalservice is included in the American Rescue Plan — the largest investment in national service in decades! Thrilled to see @POTUS and Congress invest in national service to continue to boost pandemic response efforts:
serveamericatogether.org
A campaign to make national service part of growing up in America.
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ALSO--feel free to check out the Salon from @TEDxOakPark on 3/18, registration deadline is 3/15!
docs.google.com
Fill in your info below to receive the zoom code for the TEDxOakParkSalon Virtual Event on March 18, 2021, from 7:00-8:30pm. This form must be submitted by Monday, March 15, 2021, to participate....
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She continues to serve the Chicago community, working for @salarmychicago, and volunteering for @TEDxOakPark
#WeAreAmeriCorps #ServeLikeMe #NationalService
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We're excited to highlight Meridian, who was an @AmeriCorpsVISTA with @CIHADreamers! "The two years I spent there really solidified my intention for my career in impactful communications and dedication to volunteerism."
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