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A new grant is opening doors for retirees who want to give back. Dove, Inc. in Decatur just received nearly $145,000 to connect older adults with volunteer opportunities across central Illinois.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.