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Learn and Serve America In
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Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 2,600 Missouri students in community service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups. |
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National Service in
Missouri.
More than 14,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 85 national service projects across Missouri. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore the environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $12,000,000 to support Missouri communities through three national service initiatives: |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages more than four million Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. To learn more, visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009.
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