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President Obama on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
President Obama issued a statement commending the Senate for passing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The President expressed his gratitude not only to members of the Senate, but to champions of service and social innovation everywhere – without whom this victory would not have been possible. I’m so pleased that the Senate overwhelmingly [...]
Continue reading...Serve America Act Passes 79-19!
March 26, 2009
The Senate just voted 79–19 in favor of the Serve America Act! This bipartisan victory will pave the way for expanded opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to participate in national service, and will allow government to partner with social innovators to find creative, effective, solutions to the nation’s most pressing challenges. We [...]
Continue reading...Urgent: Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on the Millionaire’s Amendment
March 25, 2009
Update March 27, 2009: The “Millionaires ammendement was not introduced to the bill. We want to alert everyone to an amendment to the Serve America Act just offered by Senator Coburn. The “millionaire’s amendment” would prevent people with a family income over more than $1 million from receiving a living allowance or education award through [...]
Continue reading...Senator Dodd Speaks Out in Support of Serve America Act!
March 25, 2009
Senator Chris Dodd joined the ranks of national service champions – including Senators Kennedy, Hatch, Mikulski, and Enzi – to speak out in support of the Serve America Act. In a statement issued on the Senate floor yesterday, Senator Dodd urged his fellow legislators to pass this important bill. All across the country, Americans are [...]
Continue reading...Support the Serve America Act: Call Your Senators
March 25, 2009
Update March 27, 2009: The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed. The Senate will vote this week on the Serve America Act – a piece of legislation which will transform the way government partners with social innovators to solve our nation’s most difficult problems, and create opportunities for Americans of all ages to participate [...]
Continue reading...Bridgeland and Reed: “We can help save our economy.”
March 24, 2009
In their op-ed in the Detroit Free Press titled “Don’t Discount the Value or Distress of Nonprofits,” John Bridgeland and Bruce Reed make a compelling case for the Serve America Act. In the wake of this economic crisis, the demand for services nonprofits provide is rapidly increasing, while the funding and support for the organizations [...]
Continue reading...Shirley Sagawa: “A Chance to Make America Better”
March 24, 2009
America Forward policy advisor Shirley Sagawa made a powerful case for the Serve America Act, in an aptly titled editorial – “A Chance to Make America Better.” Sagawa focused on the timeliness of the legislation, saying: It could not come at a more critical time. Nonprofits are struggling to keep up with the demand for [...]
Continue reading...Support the Serve America Act: Write a Letter to the Editor
March 23, 2009
Update March 27, 2009: The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed. This week the Senate will vote on the Serve America Act–legislation which will transform the way government partners with social innovators to address some of the most pressing challenges we face today. The bill will open up new avenues for social innovation, and [...]
Continue reading...Serve America Act Passes HELP Committee!
March 19, 2009
The Senate HELP Committee voted yesterday to approve the Serve America Act! This is an important step towards passing the legislation. Senators Barbara Mikulski (D – MD), Edward Kennedy (D- MA), Orin Hatch (R – UT), and Mike Enzi (R – WY) issued a joint statement on Wednesday praising the HELP Committee for the speedy [...]
Continue reading...Get Governors to Sign Letter in Support of the Serve America Act
March 19, 2009
Update March 27, 2009: The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed. America Forward is working with ServiceNation and Voices for National Service to build support for the Serve America Act in the Senate. As a part of this effort we are asking your help to sign on governors to letters of support that will [...]
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March 27, 2009