[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AMERICORPS AND THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 20TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. MARCIA L. FUDGE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 2013

  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I extend my congratulations to AmeriCorps and 
the Corporation for National and Community Service on celebrating its 
20th anniversary on September 21, 2013.
  In communities across America, committed AmeriCorps members are 
making an impact and a powerful difference on some of the most critical 
issues facing our nation: poverty, hunger, education and much more. 
Since its inception, more than 820,000 men and women have taken the 
AmeriCorps pledge, serving more than one billion hours and improving 
the lives of their neighbors and our communities.
  In the 11th Congressional District of Ohio, AnneriCorps members are 
serving with long standing community organizations including the Akron-
Canton Regional Foodbank, City Year, the Cleveland Foodbank, The 
Literacy Cooperative and others. Sequestration has severely impacted 
the program's budget in 2013 and curtailed hiring of AmeriCorps 
associates. This is a loss for both the community and the AmeriCorps 
members who leave the program with valuable skills, tested leadership 
abilities, experience to help jumpstart their careers and a deeper 
understanding of community problems and how they might work to address 
them.
  I support efforts to ensure continuation of this much needed program 
and urge everyone to join me in celebrating the 20th anniversary of 
AmeriCorps.

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