The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service and the state office of the Corporation for National and Community Service will hold information sessions to discuss the availability of federal funds to support local national service programs and opportunities to access national service resources, such as AmeriCorps State, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), National Civilian Community Corps and Senior Service Corps programs.
Educational institutions, volunteer centers, government agencies and nonprofit and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for national service funding.
The session will be held Friday from 10-11:30 a.m., in Room 120 of the Education and Human Sciences Building on Mississippi University for Women campus. Those interested in submitting an application for an AmeriCorps State program to operate in 2012 will meet from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for Nuts and Bolts of AmeriCorps State.
AmeriCorps is a grant-funded national service network providing resources to Mississippi communities. Service program members pair with nonprofit and faith-based and community organizations and public agencies to build volunteer capacity and meet locally-identified needs. AmeriCorps members also recruit area volunteers to directly address core issues-education, public safety, health and the environment-forging self-sustaining communities.
To learn more or register for an information session, contact Senior AmeriCorps Program Officer Judy Stein at 601-842-6700 or email [email protected].
MCVS administers AmeriCorps programs, supports a network of Volunteer Centers, and coordinates other initiatives fostering community engagement and building volunteer capacity throughout the state. Contact MCVS at 888-353-1793, or visit www.mcvs.org www.mcvs.org, www.facebook.com/volunteeryall and on Twitter @volunteeryall.
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