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AmeriCorps volunteers across West Virginia are collecting thousands of items to refill 18 food, baby supply, and pet pantries this January. Their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day project has grown bigger each year, jumping from 6,000 items in 2024 to 6,800 in 2025.
Excelsior Springs just won a $100,000 grant to strengthen the volunteer programs that already connect neighbors helping neighbors across their community. The planning grant could eventually bring organized AmeriCorps support to seniors, youth, and families who need a hand. #
Four young AmeriCorps volunteers are cutting fresh zinnias and delivering them free to nursing homes, food banks, and community centers across Jacksonville, Illinois. The MainStreet Farms Initiative added flowers to their regular produce donations to spread a little more sunshine.
Bowling Green State University needs volunteers who can read cursive handwriting to help unlock hidden women's history. The free event turns loopy penmanship into searchable digital records that researchers worldwide can access.
A federal grant is pumping nearly $1 million into Maine's volunteer infrastructure over three years, helping nonprofits recruit and train the community helpers they desperately need. With one Portland organization relying on 6,000 volunteers to serve all 16 counties, the timing couldn't be better.
As cursive fades from classrooms, AmeriCorps volunteers at Bowling Green State University are racing to decode handwritten letters and diaries before future historians lose the ability to read them. Their work transforms forgotten women's stories into searchable digital archives.
After 16 years of fighting poverty in Philadelphia, the VISTA Corps program celebrates its final cohort with remarkable numbers: 370 volunteers recruited nearly 400,000 helpers and generated $25 million in community impact. Their legacy continues through a new fellowship launching this September.
Volunteers transformed Humboldt Park School with 28 vibrant murals, new benches, and lockers during City Year Milwaukee's Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Families worked side by side to create lasting messages of belonging for students.
Nearly half of Colorado's Red Cross volunteers are now under 43, while Baby Boomers continue anchoring disaster relief. Four generations are uniting to serve Northern Colorado communities in need.
A new platform is making it easier than ever for Michigan's Upper Peninsula residents to find volunteer work that fits their skills. From roadside cleanup to building homes, Global Volunteer Month brings hundreds of ways to help.
Lake County, Ohio is recruiting volunteers to help older adults live independently through three programs that deliver meals, provide companionship, and assist with daily tasks. New volunteers can even earn a $50 gift card while making a real difference in their community.
Hundreds of volunteers in Southwest Michigan are helping older adults stay independent while boosting their own health in the process. Research shows volunteers live longer and feel happier than those who don't give their time.
France is solving the volunteering crisis with a simple idea: commit just one hour per month to help your community. The flexible approach is turning time-strapped people into regular volunteers.