FREEDOM CORPS

During his 2002 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush called upon every American to get involved in strengthening America's communities and sharing America's compassion around the world. He called on each of us to dedicate at least two years over the course of our lives to the service of others. He included all Americans because everyone can do something, and he created the USA Freedom Corps to help all Americans to answer his call.

Volunteering:

Find Volunteer Opportunities Database

You can use this web site to find service opportunities that interest you. The USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network includes America's Promise, Idealist.org, the Points of Light Foundation, Network for Good, The United Way, VolunteerMatch, National Mentoring Partnership, and SERVEnet, each of which represent thousands of organizations using volunteer services to meet important community needs. The Network also includes the federal government agencies that offer opportunities for more than one million Americans to get involved in volunteer service each year including the land management agencies that are part of Volunteer.gov/gov, the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America and the newly-created Citizen Corps.

Ten Tips for Volunteering Wisely
Tips for Local and State Agencies
How USA Freedom Corps Can Help Individuals

Overview of the content available in the For Individuals section of the USA Freedom Corps website.

Policy Documentation:

USA Freedom Corps Policy book

January 30, 2002 Executive Order President George W. Bush signed to create the USA Freedom Corps

For Additional Resources,
please visit the Freedom Corps Website.