As the most severe flooding in 15 years hits the Midwest,
hundreds of AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve
America participants are working alongside tens of thousands
of volunteers in battling the raging floodwaters, piling
sandbags, running shelters and hotlines, and assisting
evacuees. >
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AmeriCorps VISTA - Summer
Associates Needed
In response to the recent tornadoes and flooding in the
Midwest, particularly the devastating storms in Iowa,
AmeriCorps VISTA is recruiting 200 Summer Associates and 30
full-year VISTAs to assist in disaster relief in Eastern
Iowa. VISTAs will recruit and manage volunteers and provide
coordination and leadership to assist low-income individuals
and communities in recovering from the severe flooding that
struck Linn and Johnson Counties. >
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Terry Lanham Director of Hope Haven, a non-profit shelter for abused and neglected children in Mississippi, tells her story of triumph working with AmeriCorps team members as they invested their time and passion in revitalizing a home to replace the original sheltor that, in the first year of operation, turned away 150 local children simply because there was no room. Read More
