GOVMAN-2014-10-06-133ParentExecutive Branch: Independent Agencies and Government CorporationsCorporation for National and Community Servicehttp://www.nationalservice.gov
1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525
202-606-5000YesYesYesYesYesLisa García QuirozChair(vacancy)Vice ChairJanet HartleyMemberHyepin ImMemberMatthew F. McCabeMemberPhyllis N. SegalMember(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)Member(vacancy)MemberWendy SpencerChief Executive OfficerAsim MishraChief of StaffDeborah J. JeffreyInspector GeneralDavid RebichChief Financial OfficerAndrew M. WasilisinChief Human Capital OfficerPhilip W. ClarkChief Information Officer(vacancy)Chief Operating OfficerMelissa Bradley-BurnsChief Strategy OfficerMichael D. Smith, IIIDirector, Social Innovation Fund(vacancy)Director, AmeriCorps*NCCCWilliam C. BaslDirector, AmeriCorps*State and National(vacancy)Director, AmeriCorps*VISTAErwin TanDirector, Senior Corps(vacancy)Director, Civil Rights and InclusivenessTheodore S. MillerChief of External AffairsKimberly L. AllmanDirector, Government RelationsValerie E. GreenGeneral CounselThe Corporation for National and Community Service fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering.graphics/GOVMAN-2014-10-06-133.jpgThe Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) was established on October 1, 1993, by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.). CNCS is a Federal corporation governed by a 15-member bipartisan Board of Directors, appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board has responsibility for overall policy direction of the Corporation's activities and has the power to make all final grant decisions, approve the strategic plan and annual budget, and advise and make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding changes in the national service laws.As the nation’s largest grantmaker for service and volunteering, CNCS engages more than 5 million Americans in service through its core programs—AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, the Social Innovation Fund, and the Volunteer Generation Fund—and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. CNCS harnesses America’s most powerful resource: the energy and talents of our citizens. From grade school through retirement, CNCS empowers Americans and fosters a lifetime of service to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement.AmeriCorpsAmeriCorps provides intensive opportunities for more than 75,000 Americans each year to serve their communities. AmeriCorps members recruit, train, and supervise community volunteers, tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run afterschool programs, and help communities respond to disasters and nonprofit groups to become self-sustaining. In exchange for a year of full-time service, AmeriCorps members earn an education award that can be used to pay for college or graduate school, or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994 more than 800,000 Americans have served in AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps has three main programs: AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*NCCC, and AmeriCorps*VISTA.AmeriCorps*State and National supports a wide range of local service programs that engage thousands of Americans in intensive community service each year, providing grants to a network of local and national organizations and agencies committed to using national service to address critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. Each of these organizations and agencies, in turn, uses their AmeriCorps funding to recruit, place, and supervise AmeriCorps members nationwide.AmeriCorps*State and National operates through national and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based and community groups. More than three-quarters of AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Governor-appointed State Service commissions, which in turn award grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is a team-based, residential program for men and women from age 18 to 24 that combines the best practices of civilian service, including leadership and team building. AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members serve full-time, for 1 year, in nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations to fight poverty, improve health services, increase housing opportunities, and bridge the digital divide.Senior CorpsSenior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of more than 330,000 Americans age 55 and older to meet a wide range of community challenges through three programs: Retired and Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. RSVP volunteers help local police departments conduct safety patrols, participate in environmental projects, provide intensive educational services to children and adults, respond to natural disasters, and recruit other volunteers. Foster Grandparents serve as tutors and mentors to young people with special needs. Senior Companions help homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Senior Corps volunteers served 1.5 million Americans, including 560,000 veterans and 300,000 children.Social Innovation FundThe Social Innovation Fund (SIF) is an approach to transforming lives and communities that positions the Federal Government to be a catalyst for promoting community solutions with evidence of strong results. A key White House initiative and program of CNCS, the Fund seeks to identify solutions that work and to make them work for more people. SIF combines public and private resources to foster innovative community-based solutions that have produced results in low-income communities in three priority areas: economic opportunity, health, and youth development.Other InitiativesAs the Federal agency for service and volunteerism, CNCS carries out the Call to Service authority in multiple ways. CNCS's initiatives include: the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service, the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, National Mentoring Month, the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and United We Serve, a nationwide effort launched with the White House in 2009 to engage Americans in service to meet community needs. As a result of United We Serve, hundreds of thousands of Americans have joined with friends and neighbors to replenish food banks, provide health services, support veterans and military families, restore public lands, and more. CNCS has also partnered with other agencies and nonprofit organizations on the "Let's Read!" initiative to reduce summer reading loss and the "Let's Move!" initiative to combat childhood obesity, and "Joining Forces," an effort led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden to engage Americans in supporting veterans and military families.The Corporation and its programs work with the USA Freedom Corps, established on January 29, 2002, by Executive Order 13254. USA Freedom Corps is a White House initiative to foster a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility, and help all Americans answer the President's call to service.http://www.nationalservice.govElectronic AccessFor information on programs and activities, visit CNCS's Web site. For information on joining AmeriCorps, visit www.nationalservice.gov/AmeriCorps.General InformationFor information on AmeriCorps, call 800-942-2677. For information on Senior Corps programs, call 800-424-8867. TDD, 202-565-2799.http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.htmlGrantsTo find discretionary funding opportunities that Federal agencies have posted, use the Grants.gov Web site. State program offices and commissions on national and community service are located in most States. They are the best sources of information on programs in specific States or communities. Contact information for CNCS State offices and State service commissions is listed on CNCS's Web site.http://www.nationalservice.gov