[Imcamericorps] Fwd: Save the Dates - Funding Cut Updates
carol ammons
carolammons at gmail.com
Fri Feb 18 09:27:01 CST 2011
Good morning Members
I received this message this morning and thought you all should consider
listening to this call. The call is for today.
Carol A.
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From: Kirchhoff, Amber <Amber.Kirchhoff at illinois.gov>
Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Save the Dates - Funding Cut Updates
To: "Mishra, Lory" <Lory.Mishra at illinois.gov>, "Kirchhoff, Amber" <
Amber.Kirchhoff at illinois.gov>
Hello Everyone,
Below you will find some updates. Please take note of dates and times.
The AmeriCorps funding conference call will take place tomorrow, February 18
at 2:00pm (EST).
Call in number: (218) 339-4600 Access Code: 707587#
Please call Jeremy Bleier, City Year - Civic Engagement Program Manager, if
you have questions.
City Year Chicago | 36 S. Wabash, Suite 1500 | Chicago, IL 60603
T: 312.423.7188 | M312.404.3454 | F: 312.464.1736 | jbleier at cityyear.org |
www.cityyear.org/chicago<http://www.cityyear.org/chicago<http://www.cityyear.org/chicago%3chttp:/www.cityyear.org/chicago>
>From Voices for National Service
*Stay Informed • Be A Voice • Support National Service*
House Debate on H.R. 1 Budget Cuts Has Started - Tell Congress that HR 1
will cut jobs and deny services to millions of Americans. Congress has
started to debate H.R. 1, a spending measure that would fund the government
through September 30. The bill immediately eliminates the Corporation for
National and Community Service and the programs it funds – AmeriCorps,
Senior Corps, Learn & Serve America, VISTA, NCCC, the Volunteer Generation
Fund and the Social Innovation Fund. This drastic act will remove national
service participants from community and faith-based organizations and will
shutdown service delivery systems all across the country.
Right now the House is debating hundreds of amendments to H.R. 1 and they
are expected to take a vote on final passage Thursday evening.
We need your help!
1. Call your Representative Today and Tomorrow. Tell your Congressperson
how cutting service will hurt their community.
2. Join Voices for National Service, America Forward and ServiceNation for
Save Service "District Day" on Friday, February 25th.
*Instructions for Calling Congress*
We need to reach every single Member of the House of Representatives and
urge them to vote no on HR 1, a continuing resolution that eliminates
funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Talking points for Calling the House of Representatives:
* I am calling to urge you to vote NO on any proposal to eliminate
funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its
service programs (AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn & Serve America, Volunteer
Generation Fund, Social Innovation Fund, etc).
* The CR will decimate vital services in our communities when millions of
Americans need food, shelter, healthcare, job training and educational
support.
* Communities are counting on national service participants and community
volunteers to meet the increased demand for services.
* Provide an example of your local impact and what will be lost if your
program is eliminated. Example: My organization has 140 AmeriCorps members
serving in 10 Boston Public Schools. They are providing targeted and
school-wide interventions in literacy, match, attendance and classroom
behavior. If Congress eliminates AmeriCorps, nearly 2,000 high-risk 3rd-9th
graders will no longer receive this additional support in the classroom.
* The CR will only push unemployment rates up. Unemployment numbers --
particularly for young people, veterans and military spouses, older
Americans and people of color-remain alarmingly high.
* For Americans who are struggling to find work, national service
programs offer participants the opportunity to earn a subsistence-level
stipend, develop skills, and create pathways to future employment.
Eliminating programs like AmeriCorps will result in jobs lost for the corps
members and the staff who supervise them. Example: If Congress eliminates
AmeriCorps, our 140 AmeriCorps members and the staff that supervise them
will be out of work.
* The federal investment made in faith based and community organizations
through the Corporation for National and Community Service leverages $799
million in matching funds from companies, foundations and other sources.
* If you defund the national service programs, whole organizations will
shut down and most will not be able to reopen again even if funding is
restored.
*HOW TO CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS*
► If you need help determining the members of your congressional delegation,
visit
www.congress.org<http://voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.congress.org<http://www.congress.org%3chttp:/voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.congress.org>>.
This database will provide you with contact information for your elected
officials.
► You can call your Representatives directly or be connected through the
House Operator (202-225-3121). Once connected, identify yourself as a
constituent and ask to speak to the Legislative Assistant in change of
national service and education issues.
► Call your Representative's District Office TOO! Call the legislator's
local office and make sure the staff working in the congressional district
also understands how this cut will impact your community.
► Given the severity of the cuts proposed by the House, you may experience
some difficulty calling your congressperson. It is important that you keep
trying. If you can't reach your representative by phone, please send a fax
communication to their office. This is time sensitive ask. Emails or
mailed letters will not reach the decision makers in time. It is critical
that our lawmakers hear from the constituents directly impacted by their
decisions.
*More Information on Save Service “District Day”*
Voices for National Service, America Forward, and ServiceNation have joined
together to coordinate an immediate campaign to "save service." As part of
this effort, we are coming together to organize a nationwide Save Service
"District Day" next Friday, February 25th to make the case locally for
service. This is NINE DAYS away.
On Thursday, we will be formally launching
www.saveservice.org<http://voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.servicenation.org/page/m/41462525/102c0a76/77ae7d40/46c1a39c/2381394838/VEsC/<http://www.saveservice.org%3chttp:/voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.servicenation.org/page/m/41462525/102c0a76/77ae7d40/46c1a39c/2381394838/VEsC/>>
where you will be able to connect to visits in congressional districts
across the country. The website will also include tools for organizing your
own district visits.
Please save this date on your calendar and look for more information
tomorrow!
Website:
www.voicesforservice.org<http://voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.voicesforservice.org<http://www.voicesforservice.org%3chttp:/voicesforservice.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=233&e=OTQ3OA==&l=-http--www.voicesforservice.org>>,
Email: info at voicesforservice.org<mailto:info at voicesforservice.org>, Fax:
202.742.7401
Amber Kirchhoff
Dunn Fellow
Education & Rail Policy
Office of Governor Pat Quinn | State of Illinois
JRTC | 100 W. Randolph St.| Suite 16-100
312.814.9799
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Carol Ammons-Program Director
Americorps/UCIMC
202 S. Broadway Avenue
Urbana, IL 61802
217-344-8820 (office)
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