Experiences | April 7th, 2009
Jeff Tobler recently visited Louisiana as a "Voluntourist". Here is his account of his experience: "Having been to Louisiana several times in the past from my home in Los Angeles, I wanted my most recent trip to offer a different experience. For some time, I’d been wanting to get involved with a Habitat for Humanity-type project, so when I heard my best friend was going to be volunteering with the organization, The St.…
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Legislation | April 1st, 2009
March 31 marked another important date for national service and civic engagement. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate's version of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. This bipartisan legislation will dramatically expand national and community service opportunities and support a new generation of social innovation. It takes the best of the past while adding new 21st century elements and lays out a new architecture to take this movement to scale. We already…
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