Corporate Social Responsibility Press Release
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9.07.2008 - 05:26pm ET
News from:
Rebuilding Together, Inc.
44 Members Join the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps
Rebuilding Together Affiliates and CapacityCorps Members Head to New
(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 7, 2008 -- Rebuilding
Together Affiliates and the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps will be
in New Orleans, September 7 though the 13, for orientation of 44 new
AmeriCorps members who will serve in 24 Rebuilding Together affiliates
from around the country. Rebuilding Together received a $500,000
AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service
to support these full time AmeriCorps members.
"This orientation week is effectively the official launch of Rebuilding
Together CapacityCorps," said Gary A. Officer, President and CEO of
Rebuilding Together. "These new members will serve our Affiliate Network
in 15 different states and is the start of much needed capacity building
to help our affiliates serve their communities."
24 Rebuilding Together affiliates from across the nation will be in New
Orleans to learn capacity building strategies and the CapacityCorps
members will participate in a rebuilding project to get hands-on
experience with Rebuilding Together's core mission.
This inaugural class of the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps will serve
for one year. Participating Rebuilding Together affiliates include:
Twin Cities
Montgomery County
Central Ohio
New Orleans
Summit County
San Francisco
South Sound
Baton Rouge
Sacramento
Valley of the Sun
St. Louis
Boston
Silicon Valley
Peninsula
Bergen County
Baltimore
Orange County
Atlanta
Greater Des Moines
San Angelo
Dayton
Hartford
Aurora
Calcasieu
"The AmeriCorps members will learn community engagement strategies to
recruit what we expect to be as many as 12,000 additional volunteers. They
will also learn proactive citizenship skills to foster a lifetime of
community leadership," said Jessica Lowe, Director of National Service
Programs for Rebuilding Together.
Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve
affordable homeownership and revitalize communities by providing free home
rehabilitation and critical repairs to those in need. The work of
Rebuilding Together is executed through an Affiliate Network of more than
200 using thousands of volunteer hours each year.
About Rebuilding Together:
Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization working
to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by
providing home repair and renovation services free of charge to those in
need. Through the support of corporate sponsors, local businesses and the
hands-on work of over 200,000 volunteers, Rebuilding Together renovates and
repairs nearly 10,000 homes and nonprofit facilities annually with a market
value of nearly $100 million.
In addition to its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together renovates
community centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that
focus on elder home safety, energy efficiency, veterans housing, and
disaster recovery and reconstruction. Rebuilding Together has over 200
affiliates and recently celebrated the completion of its 100,000th
project.
About AmeriCorps:
AmeriCorps is a national service program that engages 75,000 Americans of
all ages and backgrounds in service to meet critical needs in education,
the environment, public safety, homeland security, and other human needs.
AmeriCorps works through existing organizations and helps them reach more
people and better achieve their mission. In 2007, the nation's AmeriCorps
members recruited 1.7 million community volunteers to serve alongside them
in some 4,100 nonprofit, faith-based and community organizations across the
country.
AmeriCorps members typically remain actively engaged in their communities
once their service is complete. AmeriCorps alumni can not only continue
to be counted on as volunteers but they also run nonprofit organizations,
marshal community resources to solve local problems, and go into public
service careers.
After completing a full term of service, AmeriCorps members are eligible
to receive the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $4,725 that they can
use to pay for college, pay off student loans or cover future tuition
costs. Interested individuals can learn about available opportunities and
apply by visiting www.AmeriCorps.gov.
For more information please contact:
Becky Carter
202-518-3500
www.rebuildingtogether.org
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