Today is Tuesday, March 15, 2011 and it is ‘Make the Call to Save Service Day.’ If you are reading this, please promise to show your support for AmeriCorps and other service programs by calling your Senator. Funding for AmeriCorps is being debated in Washington, D.C. As you know, the House voted to eliminate funding, but the Senate has yet to decide. In short, there is still time to let our voices be heard. Members of the Senate have to hear from each and every constituent who cares about AmeriCorps.
Currently, there are approximately 125 AmeriCorps and National Service members serving in our region. Budget cuts would eliminate or reduce the ability to transform distressed communities into healthy places to live, teach literacy to people of all ages and extend the reach of more than 75 community based organizations.
The message is simple: Don’t cut National Service funding! National Service positively impacts the lives of more than 250,000 people in this community each year. We meet needs. We foster self-sufficiency. We create opportunity. We provide skills and training. We build community. We develop leaders. We make a difference. We change lives. We understand servant leadership. In order to continue serving those in need, we are calling for the understanding and awareness of our impact to be felt by those whose job it is to support our civic leadership.
Now is the time to participate and to stand up for your beliefs. Make the call today. When you call your Senator’s DC Office, there are three simple things that you should say: let them know that you are a resident of the state they represent in Senate, voice your support of National Service and share your story of the PA-AmeriCorps impact in your community.
Click here to find your Senator’s contact information. Those of us in Ohio can reach Senator Rob Portman at 1.800.205.6446 and Senator Sherrod Brown at 1.888.896.6446.
Stand up and let your voice be heard. Make the call to save service!
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