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President Bush Discusses Gulf Coast
Rebuilding Effort and Progress

This week, President Bush visited New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast to discuss the major improvements taking place in the region over the past three years.  Following the storms, volunteers responded to the President's call for aid by volunteering at historic levels and donating more than $3.5 billion to help the recovery and rebuilding effort.  More than 105,000 participants in national service programs have given more than 5.4 million hours of service in response to the devastation inflicted by Katrina.

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President Bush Visits Mississippi, Meets with Community Leaders
Fact Sheet: Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Three Years After Katrina, National Service Remains a Critical Force in Rebuilding Effort

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AmeriCorps Awards $2.2 Million to Support
Disaster Response and Help Children and Families

The Corporation for National and Community Service recently announced results of its final 2008 grants competition, with more than $2.2 million being awarded to eight organizations funding 230 new AmeriCorps members to help communities provide healthy and educational environments for children, as well as support Midwest disaster response and recovery.

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Citizen Corps Convenes National Leadership Forum in Oklahoma City

The week of August 19th in Oklahoma City, Citizen Corps convened a national leadership forum of State and Territory Citizen Corps program managers, national program partners and affiliates, government partners and other leaders to focus on providing information, tools and resources to strengthen collaboration and further the mission of community preparedness and resilience. Citizen Corps was officially launched in 2002 during President Bush's State of the Union Address to empower all citizens to be actively involved in emergency preparedness, mitigation, and response through planning, public education, training and exercises, and volunteer service.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Dayton Octogenarian Joins the Peace Corps in Ghana

Ralph H. Bernstein, 84, of Dayton, Ohio, has been accepted into the Peace Corps, making him the oldest currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer in the world. The octogenarian is joining the ranks along with hundreds of older Americans who are putting their considerable life skills and experience to good use around the world through service in the Peace Corps.

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Ongoing Response, Relief & Recovery Efforts

Hurricane Katrina
Tropical Cyclone Nargis  |  Midwest Floods  |  California Wildfires

NOTICE: It has come to our attention that an organization that calls itself "United States Rebuilding of the Hurricane Affected Cities Program (USRHACP)" apparently has been claiming that USA Freedom Corps is one of its sponsors.  USA Freedom Corps has not and is not sponsoring USRHACP, and there is no association or affiliation between USA Freedom Corps and USRHACP.

 

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Keela Carr upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Carr recently completed a cross-country walk to demonstrate support of all Soldiers and Veterans, and is a Volunteer Ambassador with Freedom Team Salute. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Carr, since March 2002.

President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Keela Carr upon arrival in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Carr recently completed a cross-country walk to demonstrate support of all Soldiers and Veterans, and is a Volunteer Ambassador with Freedom Team Salute. To thank them for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United States. He has met with more than 650 volunteers, like Carr, since March 2002.

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