[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9183-9184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NATIONAL AMERICORPS WEEK

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, as a cosponsor of House Resolution 1173, I 
rise today to recognize National AmeriCorps Week.
  Last night, the House passed this resolution overwhelmingly. Since 
1994, nearly 500,000 AmeriCorps have served with thousands of 
nonprofits, public agencies and faith-based organizations across 
America.
  Through AmeriCorps, these individuals dedicate their time and energy 
in a variety of areas to help meet the needs of local communities. In 
my home State of California alone, more than 7,900 people this year 
will participate in one of more than 7,500

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AmeriCorps programs throughout the State. One such program is 
coordinated by the Santa Barbara County Education Office in my 
district. This program provides daily tutoring and reading for over 700 
at-risk students, recruits volunteers for additional educational 
programs, and works to increase disaster preparedness in the schools in 
the county.
  The 62.4 million hours served by AmeriCorps members have bettered the 
communities and touched the lives of countless Americans. This is the 
U.S.A. at its best. To all these incredible AmeriCorps members, I 
commend you and thank you for your service.

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