Division called the local Conservation Corps seeking the aid of dozens of AmeriCorps volunteers as it had in past disasters to help sandbag and carry out other relief efforts. But Rob Spath, the state ...

Public understanding of National Guard service often lags far behind reality. Many Americans assume Guard members receive the same federal education benefits as active duty servicemembers simply by ...

The spirit of national service was contagious this week in Washington. Not only did Congress adopt key legislation to expand federal volunteer programs, but more than 100 participants in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AmeriCorps national service program members (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) For programs across California that rely on ...

Of course, there are many things one could do for the country if a stint in national service became mandatory. Imagine a program that enlists young, able-bodied Americans to pick up trash and litter ...

Two Home Builders Institute training program graduates from Fort Bragg were selected to receive national awards at the International Builders’ ...

With the Olympics bringing global attention to winter sports, Vermont is playing a role in training athletes for the world stage.

There could not be a worse time to implement a required national service for young people. In a nation that has turned individual freedom into a fetish, such an idea would always be a hard sell. Now, ...

Jim Braude is cohost of “Boston Public Radio” on GBH. On Saturday, eighth-graders from hundreds of Massachusetts cities and towns will gather to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and engage in ...