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One of 1,600 AmeriCorps*NCCC members
who together have contributed more than 515,000 service
hours in the Gulf Region since hurricane Katrina.
(Photo by Morgan Carey)
AmeriCorps St. Louis member Adam
Rose and Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Executive
Director Marsha Kelly handle one of 12,000 Hotline calls
received (as of Sept. 30, 2005).
(Photo provided by the Mississippi
Commission for Volunteer Service. Photo by Eyd Kazery)
AmeriCorps alumni traveled to Biloxi,
Mississippi to serve alongside current members during AmeriCorps
Alums Month of Service campaign.
(Photo by Morgan Carey)
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Response to Gulf Hurricanes,
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National Service Responds
to Hurricanes in the Gulf Coast
(Updated July 2006)
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recent headlines about national service’s
response to the recent hurricanes in the Gulf
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In the wake of the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, national
service programs including AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America,
and NCCC, joined with local, state, and national relief and
recovery efforts to provide assistance to individuals who
were impacted by the storm. To date, more than 13,000
national service members have contributed to hurricane relief
efforts in the Gulf and around the country. More than
1,600 NCCC members have served 882,000 meals; collected or
distributed 2,376 tons of food; removed 15 tons of debris;
conducted more than 800 home damage assessments; supported
more than 400 emergency response centers; and recruited or
coordinated community volunteers in hurricane affected areas.
In addition, tens of thousands of students in the Learn
and Serve America program are helping with relief efforts
in communities around the country in projects such collecting
school supplies and preparing disaster relief kits.
Click
here to learn more about the national service response
to the recent hurricanes on the CNCS website.
The AmeriCorps Disaster Relief
Corps Bill
National Service Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Respond
with Co-Sponsorship of The AmeriCorps Disaster Relief Corps
Bill
- Click
here to read the text of HR 3796, which proposes
to immediately expand AmeriCorps by 10,000 members
to respond to pressing needs in the Gulf Coast region.
- Click
here to search for HR 3796 on THOMAS
Take Action
- Click
here to donate to the Corporation for National
and Community Service's "Hurricane Volunteer Support
Fund"
- Click
here to learn more about volunteering through the
Red Cross or making a donation.
- Click
here to learn more about volunteering or making
a donation to Habitat for Humanity’s hurricane
response initiative.
Stories of Impact
- Service
in the Storm -- a panel discussion at Hudson Institute’s
Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal,
September 20, 2006.
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