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===GIVE Act===

===GIVE Act===

In March 2009, the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]  passed the "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" (known as the GIVE Act) that would create 175,000 "new service opportunities" under AmeriCorps. Critics say the [[legislation]] is "expensive [[indoctrination]] and forced [[advocacy]]".

In March 2009, the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]  passed the "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" (known as the GIVE Act) that would create 175,000 "new service opportunities" under AmeriCorps. Critics say the [[legislation]] is "expensive [[indoctrination]] and forced [[advocacy]]".

<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/18/house-readies-passage-volunteerism-critics-pricey-forced-service/ House Passes Volunteerism Bill Critics Call Pricey, Forced Service] Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, ''FOXNews.com'', March 18, 2009</ref>

<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/18/house-readies-passage-volunteerism-critics-pricey-forced-service/ House Passes Volunteerism Bill Critics Call Pricey, Forced Service] Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, ''FOXNews.com'', March 18, 2009</ref>

==Support==

==Support==

{{QuoteBox|"'''The program has never conducted a comprehensive evaluation.''' Created in 1993 as a demonstration project, this program has never been evaluated to determine whether its unique residential design fosters increased support for service. <br>

{{QuoteBox|"'''The program has never conducted a comprehensive evaluation.''' Created in 1993 as a demonstration project, this program has never been evaluated to determine whether its unique residential design fosters increased support for service. <br>

'''Compared to other AmeriCorps service programs, this program is very costly.''' The program is entirely federally funded, unlike the AmeriCorps State and National program. This, as well as the program's residential design, contributes to a per-participant cost of $28,000--74 percent higher than AmeriCorps. <br>

'''Compared to other AmeriCorps service programs, this program is very costly.''' The program is entirely federally funded, unlike the AmeriCorps State and National program. This, as well as the program's residential design, contributes to a per-participant cost of $28,000--74 percent higher than AmeriCorps. <br>

'''Performance goals are not measurable.''' There is minimal data and few quantifiable measures to adequately measure the programs' progress toward achieving its strategic goals of 'strengthening communities' and 'increasing civic participation'." <ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10004457.2005.html  ExpectMore.gov - AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps], Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>}}

'''Performance goals are not measurable.''' There is minimal data and few quantifiable measures to adequately measure the programs' progress toward achieving its strategic goals of 'strengthening communities' and 'increasing civic participation'." <ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10004457.2005.html  ExpectMore.gov - AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps], Accessed March 18, 2009</ref>}}

===Kate O’Beirne===

===Kate O’Beirne===

Kate O’Beirne said "... the critics are right: AmeriCorps is a wasteful boondoggle." Kate cites one of these critics, "James Bovard found enough abuses in AmeriCorps to devote a whole chapter to it in his book ''Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years''. Bovard found plenty of examples of AmeriCorps participants' wasting their time, engaging in liberal advocacy, and making wildly exaggerated claims about their accomplishments." <ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/25feb02/kob022502.shtml Corps-Crazy], Kate O’Beirne, ''National Review Online'', February 25, 2002</ref>

Kate O’Beirne said "... the critics are right: AmeriCorps is a wasteful boondoggle." Kate cites one of these critics, "James Bovard found enough abuses in AmeriCorps to devote a whole chapter to it in his book ''Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years''. Bovard found plenty of examples of AmeriCorps participants' wasting their time, engaging in liberal advocacy, and making wildly exaggerated claims about their accomplishments." <ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/25feb02/kob022502.shtml Corps-Crazy], Kate O’Beirne, ''National Review Online'', February 25, 2002</ref>

===Michelle Malkin===

===Michelle Malkin===

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.americorps.org/ AmeriCorps Official Website]

*[http://www.americorps.org/ AmeriCorps Official Website]

*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10000324.2005.html ExpectMore.gov - AmeriCorps State and National Grants]

*[https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10000324.2005.html ExpectMore.gov - AmeriCorps State and National Grants]

[[Category:Government Organizations]]

[[Category:Government Organizations]]