Today is a landmark day for national service and volunteerism. President Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House to honor his exemplary lifetime of public service and to celebrate the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award winners. Building on a longstanding tradition of bipartisan support for national service and volunteerism, the President announced a new National Service Task Force led by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Task Force will develop strategies to expand national service to meet national needs through collaboration with other federal agencies and the private sector. This effort builds on the success of other innovative partnerships launched in the past year including FEMA Corps, School Turnaround AmeriCorps, and STEM AmeriCorps. By creating new interagency and public-private partnerships for national service, the President’s action will engage more Americans in results-driven service, expand economic and educational opportunities for those who serve, enhance federal agencies’ capacity to achieve their missions, use tax dollars more efficiently, and build the pipeline of Americans ready to enter public service. Today’s announcement would not have been possible without the extraordinary leadership of the national service field over many years in developing strong programs that have an impact on critical challenges. We look forward to working with you on this exciting new chapter in national service
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:38:49 +0000
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