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State Recruits California Service Corps Members in LA Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2026B-roll and press conference footage included below. MEDIA CONTACT: Joyia Emard, 279-220-3530, Joyia.Emard@CV.Ca.Gov From Service to Classroom – Launch Your Career in Education Today What you need to know: California is recruiting...
Governor’s Office News Release: Governor Newsom launches campaign to recruit young men, and all Californians, to serve communities and gain job skills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 25, 2026Governor’s Press Office: (916) 445-4571 Governor Newsom launches campaign to recruit young men, and all Californians, to serve communities and gain job skills Service corps members are on the frontlines of service — ready to...
California Volunteers Commission Welcomes Gregory Bradbard as Commission Chair
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Cristina Valdivia, Cristina.Valdivia@californiavolunteers.ca.gov, (916) 508-9018 California Volunteers Commission Welcomes Gregory Bradbard as Commission Chair What you need to know: Commission voted Gregory...
State Leaders Join LA Rises and Habitat for Humanity for Volunteer Day Marking One Year Since Fires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Cristina Valdivia, cristina.valdivia@cv.ca.gov, 916-508-9018 State Leaders Join LA Rises and Habitat for Humanity for Volunteer Day Marking One Year Since Fires State leaders and California Volunteers helped San...
GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Efforts to Protect State from Trump’s Reckless Cuts, Reinforcing the Power of Service in the Bay Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Karie Portillo, Karie.Portillo@cv.ca.gov, 916-584-1705 GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Efforts to Protect State from Trump’s Reckless Cuts, Reinforcing the Power of Service in the Bay Area What you need...
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Cutting AmeriCorps hurts the students who need us most
EdSource.com
‘Like having a hand cut off’: California schools reeling after AmeriCorps cuts
CalMatters.org
Gutting AmeriCorps weakens California’s response when the next emergency strikes
Cal Matters
After disasters, AmeriCorps was everywhere. What happens when it’s gone?
Grist.com
Local AmeriCorps Fellows Lose Jobs, Leaving Oaks Unplanted and Career Prospects Unclear
ByNature.com
San Francisco Chronicle: The $1,000-a-month worker targeted by DOGE
IN THE NEWS San Francisco Chronicle: The $1,000-a-month worker targeted by DOGE By Joe Garofoli, Senior Political Writer - May 6, 2025 Alfanzo Rodriguez assists students during a seventh-grade science class at Coliseum College Prep Academy in East...
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