FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Service Year Alliance and Points of Light Agree to Transfer of AmeriCorps Alums

AmeriCorps Alums joins Service Year Alliance to boost service year field in innovative agreement with sector partner Points of Light

WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2018) – Today, in an effort to boost the service year field and advance shared missions, Service Year Alliance officially acquired AmeriCorps Alums from Points of Light. AmeriCorps Alums, which had been an enterprise of Points of Light since 2005, is the only national network that connects the over one million alumni of all AmeriCorps programs to resources that support their lifetime of service.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ENGAGE Partners with Service Year Alliance to Launch the East Boston Corps

EAST BOSTON, MA (February 26, 2018) - Today, ENGAGE and Service Year Alliance officially announced the launch of the East Boston Corps, a neighborhood-wide strategy to close the youth program gap and solve other community challenges in East Boston — like obesity, unemployment, and English literacy. ENGAGE is a Boston-based initiative focused on promoting positive youth development across the country and Service Year Alliance is a nonprofit missioned with making a year of service a common expectation and opportunity for all.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 12, 2018

Service Year Alliance rejects the Administration’s budget proposal, calls for an increased investment in national service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 1, 2018

Dr. Robert Simmons III to Join Service Year Alliance as President

Simmons joins the organization’s leadership team alongside new board members and high profile Leadership Council members

2017 was a big year for service years in America.

We took some time to reflect on the top moments in this video. Onto 2018!

Farmers Insurance is part of Employers for National Service - an initiative that connects AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other service year alumni with employers from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. More than 500 employers are now a part of the program, which gives national service alumni additional opportunities to apply their skills in the workplace. 

Meg Garlinghouse, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and the Head of Social Impact at LinkedIn, spoke to service year corps members about the critical skills they will develop during their year of service and why employers value their service year experience.  

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