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Washington Post May 6th 2025 Rahm Emanuel After returning to the United States from three years as our ambassador in Tokyo, I was keen to speak to undergraduates at West Point and Annapolis, our two oldest military academies. I’d committed…..
By Tobi Raji Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has ordered AmeriCorps to terminate close to $400 million in grants — roughly 41 percent of the national service agency’s total grant funding, according to three people with knowledge of the matter who…..
By Mariana Alfaro and Tobi Raji Before Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) became a politician, he was an AmeriCorps member. Thirty years ago, fresh out of college, Fetterman was sent to Pittsburgh’s Hill District as part of the program’s second class. He spent his…..
“If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. (Amen) That’s a new definition of greatness. And this…..
Avoid the oppositional trap, and move beyond reaction to imaginationImage a better life for yourself, your family and your community
“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe that any…..
“Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because…..
The Data: Overall, fewer Americans now rate their mental health positively, but the largest decline is seen among young women. Just 15% of women aged 18 to 29 polled from 2020 to 2024 said they have “excellent” mental health, down…..
By The MoCo Student / January 2, 2025 With an ever present mental health crisis, schools have an undeniable responsibility to provide resources to students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adolescent mental health is deteriorating. In 2023, 40%…..
Last year more than 4,900 Americans of all ages and backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and expand opportunity through national service in Maryland. AmeriCorps invested more than $21.2 million in federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions, working hand in hand…..