In nineteen ninety-four President Clinton swore in the first group of AmeriCorps Volunteers. Today, tens of thousands of Americorps volunteers work throughout the US. More than fifty-five hundred Mainers have served more than seven and a half million hours in AmeriCorps, working here and across the country to tackle some of our country's most pressing problems. We'll discuss the work of AmeriCorps Volunteers on today's show and what the future may hold for the organization.
Guests: Christine Wolff, Program Officer for the Maine Community Foundation. Chris coordinates grantmaking, advancement, and donor service activities in southern Maine and has extensive experience in program management, volunteer administration and program design. Chris has worked within AmeriCorps programs since the initiative was first founded in 1994.
Sarita Field, Community Impact Manager with the United Way of Eastern Maine, Sarita focuses primarily on the expansion and coordination of Volunteer Center and Education Initiatives at UWEM.
Michael Ashmore, Grant Programs Officer with the Maine Commission for Community Service. Michael oversees the Maine grants for national service programs and service-learning including AmeriCorps State grants. He also sits on the State Emergency Donations Coordination Team where the Commission has responsibility for managing volunteers during statewide disasters.
Click here to read the Sunday New York Times editorial on AmeriCorps titled "Broken Promises on National Service."
