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February 26, 2018

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

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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.

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February 12, 2018

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 12, 2018

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

WASHINGTON, DC (February 12, 2018) – “National service is indispensable. The 75,000 young people who serve every year with national service programs like AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, and YouthBuild are at the forefront of some of the biggest challenges facing the American people — from disaster relief and the opioid epidemic to education inequality and workforce development,” said Shirley Sagawa, CEO of Service Year Alliance. “In the wake of last year’s countless natural disasters, we witnessed the tremendous value of national service in action. Thousands of young people serving with AmeriCorps were deployed to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands where they quickly became the backbone of our disaster recovery efforts. Hundreds of these dedicated Americans are still on the scene today, supporting communities like Houston and Puerto Rico as they struggle to rebuild...”

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February 01, 2018

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

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

WASHINGTON, DC (February 1, 2018) – On Monday, February 5, 2018, Dr. Robert Simmons III will join Service Year Alliance as the organization’s new President. Simmons comes to Service Year Alliance from his previous role as Vice President of Strategy & Innovation for the Campaign for Black Male Achievement...

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December 11, 2017

Top 7 Moments for Service Years in 2017

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!

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December 06, 2017

Employers Value Service Years | Farmers Insurance leading the way in valuing service years

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.

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December 05, 2017

Developing Grit Through a Service Year

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.