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Empowering Communities Through Service: CNCS Programs for Volunteers Aged 55 and Older

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) aims to enhance lives, strengthen communities, and promote civic engagement. In your state, CNCS utilizes volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs. These part-time volunteers, organized through local nonprofits and government agencies, bring diverse skill sets to various projects. Additionally, AmeriCorps VISTA focuses on poverty alleviation through sustainable initiatives via full-time service members, who benefit from a living allowance and education awards.

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Empowering Communities Through Service: CNCS Programs for Volunteers Aged 55 and Older

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  1. The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.

  2. CNCS in Your State

  3. Leverages volunteers ages 55 and older to meet pressing community needs • Participants are part time with the commitment determined by the volunteer • Sponsoring agencies include local nonprofits and city government agencies • Volunteers do not receive a stipend • Volunteers have a variety of skill levels • Program directors have the opportunity to partner with local agencies on a variety of projects Senior Corps - RSVP

  4. AmeriCorps VISTA • The poverty-fighting branch of AmeriCorps • VISTA work is indirect service: sustainable and capacity-building • Members commit to one year of full-time service • Nonprofit organizations run projects that last an average of three years • Members receive a living allowance and the choice of an Education Award or Stipend upon service completion

  5. CNCS State Office Contacts Iowa Vicki Hover-Williamson ia@cns.gov (515) 284-4816 Nebraska Angela Volovich ne@cns.gov (402) 437-5474 Kansas and Missouri Michael Laverty ks@cns.gov or mo@cns.gov (816) 426-2081

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