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Nearly One-Third of Americans Expect World To End in Their Lifetime

Newsweek Mar 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM EDT By Maria Azzurra Volpe Life and Trends Reporter Apocalypse fears, once associated with the fringes of society, are now commonplace across North America—and are shaping attitudes towards perceived threats.  New research has revealed just how widespread…..

American Optimism Slumps to Record Low

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults who anticipate high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest level since measurement began nearly two decades ago. Since 2020, future life ratings have fallen a total of…..

Project CHANGE Team growing food

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Happy AmeriCorps Week 2026

AmeriCorps HQ in downtown DC were celebrating AmeriCorps week with a special staff meeting for local and all national offices. Part of the meeting was a lunch time panel made up of AmeriCorps members from various programs. Two of Project…..

Hope as the Predictor of learning-MyScore C-5

Research indicating that hope is a leading indicator for students catching up on lost learning primarily stems from the Science of Hope framework, extensively developed by the late Dr. Shane Lopez and supported by Gallup data and longitudinal studies from institutions like…..

The National Museum and Center for Service

History The National Museum and Center for Service began as a vision of Congressman Brian Baird. Everywhere he went, in local communities and around the world, Brian met people giving of themselves to help others — rescuing people from floods,…..

Strength To Love- MLK : AmeriCorps Reflections

2022-2026 Member Marinobi Medrano Reading Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr. helped me reflect more deeply on my role as an AmeriCorps member and the values that guide my service. King presents love not as a passive feeling,…..

AmeriCorps Recognizes UMD School of Public Policy

We are thrilled to announce that The School of Public Policy has earned the distinction of being named an AmeriCorps School of National Service (SNS). This recognition comes by way of the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (CNML), led by The Do Good…..

State of the Nation: National Malaise Continues

The Data: Each January, as part of its Mood of the Nation poll, Gallup asks Americans whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with a battery of national conditions, offering a public “state of the union” measured ahead of the president’s address to Congress……

Insights From the Student Experience, Part I: Emotional & Mental Health

From Youth Truth The data come from 222,837 students at 845 schools across 20 states, and their responses are a resounding confirmation that mental health is a prevalent concern among youth themselves. And student responses show that we should all…..