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'''AmeriCorps''' is a network of national [[service]] programs that engage Americans in service. It consists of three main programs: AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps NCCC. <ref>[http://www.nationalservice.org/pdf/factsheet_americorps.pdf What Is AmeriCorps], Fact Sheet, NationalService.gov, March 2009</ref>
'''AmeriCorps''' is a network of national [[service]] programs that engage Americans in service. It consists of three main programs: AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps NCCC.<ref>[http://www.nationalservice.org/pdf/factsheet_americorps.pdf What Is AmeriCorps], Fact Sheet, NationalService.gov, March 2009</ref>
==History==
==History==
*1993 - President [[Bill Clinton]] signed the National and Community Service Trust Act, which established the Corporation for National and Community Service and brought the full range of domestic community service programs under the umbrella of one central organization.
*1993 - President [[Bill Clinton]] signed the National and Community Service Trust Act, which established the Corporation for National and Community Service and brought the full range of domestic community service programs under the umbrella of one central organization.
*1994 - The first class of 20,000 AmeriCorps members began serving in more than 1,000 communities.
*1994 - The first class of 20,000 AmeriCorps members began serving in more than 1,000 communities.
*2003 - President [[George W. Bush]] signed the Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act, which nearly doubled the number of AmeriCorps members. <ref>[http://www.americorps.org/about/ac/history.asp What is AmeriCorps? - History, Legislation, and Budget], Corporation for National and Community Service, Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>
*2003 - President [[George W. Bush]] signed the Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act, which nearly doubled the number of AmeriCorps members.<ref>[http://www.americorps.org/about/ac/history.asp What is AmeriCorps? - History, Legislation, and Budget], Corporation for National and Community Service, Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>
==Funding==
==Funding==
===American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009===
===American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009===
The [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] signed into law by President [[Barack Obama]] on February 17th, includes $201 million in funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service to support an expansion of AmeriCorps State and National and AmeriCorps VISTA programs. <ref>
The [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] signed into law by President [[Barack Obama]] on February 17, includes $201 million in funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service to support an expansion of AmeriCorps State and National and AmeriCorps VISTA programs.<ref>
[http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/recovery/index.asp American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009], Corporation for National and Community Service, Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>
[http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/recovery/index.asp American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009], Corporation for National and Community Service, Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>
===Brookings Institution and CNCS===
===Brookings Institution and CNCS===
On May 13, 2008, the [[Brookings Institution]] and the [[Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)]] hosted a forum about the role of AmeriCorps in helping to create future public service leaders. <ref>[http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2008/0513_americorps/20080513_americorps.pdf THE IMPACT AND FUTURE OF AMERICORPS], ''The Brookings Institution'', May 13, 2008</ref>
On May 13, 2008, the [[Brookings Institution]] and the [[Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)]] hosted a forum about the role of AmeriCorps in helping to create future public service leaders.<ref>[http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2008/0513_americorps/20080513_americorps.pdf THE IMPACT AND FUTURE OF AMERICORPS], ''The Brookings Institution'', May 13, 2008</ref>
==Criticism==
==Criticism==