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  You're Invited! December 3, 2015 The AmeriCorps VISTA 50th Anniversary will culminate with the Texas Solutions Spotlight at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin from 3:00 – 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 3, 2015. There will be a reception to follow. The event is the capstone of five regional summits taking place nationwide to recognize AmeriCorps VISTA’s impact throughout the past, present, and future. Local and national experts, practitioners, AmeriCorps VISTA members, and alumni from a cross-section of backgrounds will come together to ...

Communities throughout Central Texas continue to be in need of volunteer support to assist with ongoing October 2015 Flood recovery efforts.  Volunteers are needed for the following types of duties: Mucking & gutting homes Removing vegetative debris from homes Translating (* there is a significant need for English-Spanish speakers) Answering phones Entering data Serving as field runners (ex: dropping-off supplies from the VRC to the field) Assisting with...

Calling all national service programs! Our friends at America's Service Commissions, in partnership with Nevada Volunteers, Serve Alabama, Massachusetts Service Alliance, and Serve Indiana, is pleased to host the 2016 Regional National Service Training Events to take place in four locations throughout the country in April-June 2016. To begin our planning process, we are reaching out to national service programs to request input on workshop topics and presenters. The primary audience for these events are staff from AmeriCorps State, AmeriCorps National, AmeriCorps Tribal and Senior Corps ...

The Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team (BCLTRT) is in need of volunteers to assist residents of Bastrop County impacted by the Hidden Pines Fire. Though some of the 64 impacted homes were insured, 40 were not.  Without help, these people will not be able to rebuild.  To rebuild the residences, BCLTRT will partner with many other organizations to leverage donated resources, including volunteers.   Please complete a volunteer intake form by visiting: http://www.bastropcountylongtermrecovery.org/index.php/volunteer.html    ...

  Join OneStar Foundation in person or onlline as we celebrate AmeriCorps Opening Day at the Texas Capitol and five cities across Texas. On Friday, October 16, 2015, supporters of national service from across the State of Texas are coming together in Austin, Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, and Waco to welcome and honor more than 2,200 new and returning AmeriCorps members serving our great state this year. These events are part of a nationwide effort this month to swear in 75,000 AmeriCorps members in collaboration with the Corp...