Today, we join the country to mourn the passing of Sargent Shriver– an American peacebuilder, political leader, and activist. During his long career in public service, Shriver was the first leader of the Peace Corps for President Kennedy, and ran the “War on Poverty” during Lyndon Johnson’s Administration. He inspired, directed, or founded numerous social programs and organizations, including Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents, Special Olympics, the National Center on Poverty Law, Legal Services.
Rick Stengel, Managing Editor of TIME Magazine, will receive the 2010 “Citizen of the Year” award
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will participate in a keynote conversation at the 2010 National Conference on Citizenship
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The National Conference on Citizenship is made possible with support from event sponsor the Case Foundation, which invests in people and ideas that can change the world.
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STUDENTS WHO take a year off between high school and college earn better grades and have more confidence in their career paths. But fewer than 2 percent of American high school seniors take a year off to work, volunteer, or travel overseas.
Five years ago, President Obama signed the Serve America Act. The main goal of the Act was to expand national service and volunteering with hundreds of thousands of positions. Like so many other pieces of recent legislation, it has been a tough road to hoe. But, one piece has shown itself to be a real success, civic data collection
Iowa is known for its innovative caucuses that gather citizens in homes, schools, churches and public libraries to select delegates who ultimately help elect our President. So it was no surprise when, this week, Iowa took another important step to ignite citizens to participate in their democracy.
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