[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         HONORING JULIE McCLURE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Julie 
McClure's advocacy for community and after-school programs, in 
particular her leadership at CalSERVES, and I join CaliforniaVolunteers 
in recognizing the important work she has done.
  Ms. McClure is currently the Associate Superintendent at the Napa 
County Office of Education. For more than two decades, she has been a 
champion for the values AmeriCorps and national service can bring to a 
community. Ms. McClure has been essential to the success of AmeriCorps 
in California as a mentor to new programs and as a board member of 
Voices for California.
  In 1998 Ms. McClure started the CalSERVES tutoring program, in 
partnership with CaliforniaVolunteers and the Corporation for National 
and Community Service. She launched CalSERVES so students at Napa 
County Office of Education schools would have tutoring support. 
CalSERVES has been a model for community and after school programming 
and is known for its innovative use of AmeriCorps resources. More than 
4,600 members have served 6.7 million hours in the community due in no 
small part to Ms. McClure's efforts. In 2009 Ms. McClure started the 
CalSERVES Volunteer Infrastructure Program in order to expand 
CalSERVES' outreach and services. Currently, 60 AmeriCorps members 
provide programming in Napa and Sonoma County schools and 140 Corps 
members work on building volunteer capacity at other organizations 
throughout California.
  In addition to her work with CalSERVES and AmeriCorps, Ms. McClure's 
advocacy work has included leading the California After School 
Demonstration Program and Healthy Behavior Learning Center.
  Mr. Speaker, Julie McClure has been a key contributor to the 
AmeriCorps experience in California for the last two decades and a 
tireless advocate for public service. Therefore, it is fitting and 
proper that we honor her here today.

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