On May 20, Center Executive Director Ron Fairchild attended a meeting led by First Lady Michelle Obama and the Corporation for National and Community Service. At the meeting, the First Lady announced a new national summer of service initiative that is designed to connect volunteers with non-profit organizations this summer.
As part of this initiative, the Administration has launched a new online portal, www.serve.gov, where organizations can list service opportunities and individuals can find openings of interest or develop their own projects. Organizations are strongly encouraged to post volunteer opportunities to www.serve.gov as soon as possible so people who answer President Obama’s call to service next week will be able to find opportunities to get involved.
This service effort will focus on four broad issues: 1) promoting clean energy, energy efficiency, and public land restoration; 2) supporting education and literacy for all Americans; 3) increasing health care access, public health awareness, and prevention; and 4) providing community renewal to areas hardest hit by the economic crisis. All of these issues–particularly education and literacy– provide a wonderful opportunity for summer learning programs to secure additional volunteers and highlight the importance of summer programs in reducing summer learning loss and sending kids back to school ready to learn.
The initiative will officially begin June 22 at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service and culminate in a National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11.
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