This afternoon, at a public boarding school in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama will make history by signing the Serve America Act and expanding the ranks of AmeriCorps from 75,000 members to 250,000 members annually.
The AmeriCorps program started by President Bill Clinton will triple in size over the next eight years, and tens of thousands of other Americans will soon see new opportunities to give back to their communities.
It’s all part of a $5.7 billion national service bill President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign Tuesday to foster and fulfill people’s desire to make a difference, such as by mentoring children, cleaning up parks or building and weatherizing homes for the poor.
Bolstering voluntary public service programs has been a priority of Obama, who credits his work as a community organizer in his early 20s for giving him direction in life.
Pretty sweet that the bill signing falls smack-dab in the middle of the 10-day Serve America Challenge, huh?! We love it!
