Also, the Oregon Community Foundation will install a new leader in September, and Service Year Alliance has promoted its chief strategy officer to CEO.
Schultz Family Foundation Launches $1 Million National Service Challenge to Support National Service as a Pathway of Opportunity for Young People
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SEATTLE, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Schultz Family Foundation, founded by former Starbucks ceo and chairman emeritus Howard Schultz and his wife Sheri Schultz, today announced the launch of the $1 Million National Service Challenge to support national service as a pathway of opportunity for all young people. Recognizing the role of philanthropy as an innovation partner to the public sector, the Foundation will offer matching grants of $100,000 to $250,000 to AmeriCorps state service commissions who are partnering with philanthropy to fuel new or existing programs that increase the number and diversity of young people participating in AmeriCorps, strengthen the value proposition of a year of service for them, and provide them with support and mentorship during and after their s
Roger Wicker (R-MS), would increase the number of AmeriCorps positions available to support a variety of response and recovery efforts based on community needs, including expanding food bank capacity, mentoring and tutoring students recovering from learning loss, helping to improve housing, and more.
“Wisconsinites have always been committed to serving their communities, and many folks in our state have answered the call to serve to combat COVID-19 throughout our neighborhoods. Now is the time to scale up our national service programs so those who want to take action and help our communities get through this pandemic have the opportunity to do so,”