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2. Community service - Wikipedia

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   service is a non-paying job performed by one person or a group of people for the benefit of their community or its institutions. Community service is distinct from volunteering, since it is not always performed on a voluntary basis and may be performed for a variety of reasons, including: . Required by a government as a part of citizenship requirements, like the mandatory "Hand and hitch-up ...

3. AmeriCorps - Wikipedia

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   AmeriCorps VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), was founded in 1965 as a domestic version of the Peace Corps. The program was incorporated into AmeriCorps and renamed AmeriCorps VISTA to create AmeriCorps in 1993. [8] VISTA provides full-time members to nonprofit, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies ...

4. Senior Community Service Employment Program - Wikipedia

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   Senior Community Service Employment Program. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get back into or remain active in the labor workforce. It is a community service and work-based training program. [1]

5. Volunteering - Wikipedia

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   Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor, often for community service. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster.

6. Community Services Block Grant - Wikipedia

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   Community Services Block Grant. The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides federal funding for Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and other programs that seek to address poverty at the community level. Like other block grants, CSBG funds are allocated to the states and other jurisdictions (including tribes, the District of Columbia, the ...

7. National Civilian Community Corps - Wikipedia

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   The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or AmeriCorps NCCC[a], is an AmeriCorps program founded in 1993 that engages 18- to 26-year-olds in team-based, residential community service projects across the United States. Each year, approximately 2,200 individuals representative of all colors, creeds, states, and economic statuses are chosen ...