In this Sept. 12, 2014 file photo, as President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are ...

I don’t remember exactly what I earned during my AmeriCorps term — just under $13,000, I think. I qualified for food stamps. I shared a one-bedroom basement apartment with four other people. I drove a ...

Every year young Americans heed the signal to serve their country — volunteering their blood, sweat, and tears to the promise of a nation that's stronger and more prosperous. Some of these heroes ...

If I learned anything in my two years of service in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer, I learned that children are children. I get to wake up every morning and re-learn that through the work ...