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Literacy is key to a prepared
workforce
December 7, 2009
The state's businesses require
workers who are ready.
Programs such as Minnesota Reading
Corps have helped get at-risk kids
on the road to reading and success.
TV: It's prime time for volunteerism
October 12, 2009
Even before TV's Stand Up to Cancer
special raised more than $100
million for research with a
star-studded, prime-time broadcast
in September 2008, Hollywood and its
leading charitable arm, the
Entertainment Industry Foundation,
were hunting for another major
initiative to support.
In tight times, volunteers help
cities stay green
October 7, 2009
GreenCorps, a new state program
that receives federal AmeriCorps
money, was overwhelmed by the number
of people willing to work full time
for nearly a year for little more
than an $11,400 stipend and help
with student loans. More than 120
people applied for 18 full-time
slots.
Viewpoint: Developing reading skills
is critical to academic successes
September 10, 2009
As
children return to school this week,
we should all be encouraged that our
state and local schools are going
the extra distance to ensure our
youngest students reach that first
major milestone of success: learning
to read.
2009 Friend of
Literacy
State Senator Kathy Saltzman
August 21, 2009
State Senator Kathy Saltzman will
receive the 2009 Friend of Literacy
Award
from
the Minnesota Reading Corps, an
AmeriCorps program and statewide
literacy initiative of
ServeMinnesota. An education
advocate, Senator Saltzman has been
instrumental in garnering state
funding for this effective program.
Twin Cities Area Leads Nation's Big Cities in Volunteering
July 29, 2009
For the third year in a row, Minneapolis-St. Paul is ranked No. 1
in the
country for volunteerism among the nation's larger metro areas.
Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew McConaughey Represent the Entertainment
Industry Foundation at the
National Conference for Service and Volunteering
June 22, 2009
To an audience of more than 4,200 service
leaders, they shared plans for EIF's new multi-year campaign to help
make service and volunteerism a national priority.
TIME Magazine:
The Moment
April 23, 2009
The occasion: the signing of landmark
national-service legislation that had been sponsored by the Republican
Hatch, from Utah, and the ailing Democratic lion from Massachusetts.
Archived News Articles June 19, 2002
One of the most gratifying responses
to the tragedies of 9/11 was the sudden desire of millions of Americans
to give something back to their country for the blessings of democracy
and freedom.
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