AmeriCorps Visits Louisiana to Present Funding and President’s Volunteer Service Awards to Volunteers Across the State
2024年7月26日 - 4:14AM
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and
volunteerism, announced more than $10 million in federal funding to
Volunteer Louisiana, the state’s service commission, during a
delegation trip with AmeriCorps board members and CEO Michael D.
Smith. The grant award will support the service of approximately
780 AmeriCorps members who will support economic development,
education and conservation efforts across the state.
"This year’s AmeriCorps State and National grants
will support thousands of enthusiastic and energetic Americans of
all ages ready to tackle our most pressing local and national
challenges, from education and economic opportunity to conservation
and disaster response,” said Michael D. Smith, CEO,
AmeriCorps.
“In times of disaster, AmeriCorps members have been
on the front lines of response and recovery efforts in
Louisiana,” said Judd Jeansonne, Executive Director,
Volunteer Louisiana, the State Service Commission in the
Office of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser. “AmeriCorps members are
strengthening our communities in blue sky days as well. From
tutoring kids in our most challenging schools, to reducing food
insecurity in our most rural and underserved parishes, to helping
military veterans and their families navigate a return to civilian
life, AmeriCorps members are meeting critical needs throughout
Louisiana.”
The AmeriCorps delegation also met with AmeriCorps
members who serve in New Orleans
at SBP, the Coalition to Restore
Coastal Louisiana, St. Vincent De
Paul, and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serving
with New Orleans Council on Aging. During
their visits with these organizations, AmeriCorps honored 18
AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers with
the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Led
by AmeriCorps, in partnership with Points of
Light, the President’s Volunteer Service
Award celebrates Americans who dedicate their time
and skills to serving their communities through volunteering.
During a visit with New Orleans Mayor LaToya
Cantrell, she and AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith presented two
AmeriCorps members with President’s Volunteer Service
Awards: Pamela Bourgeois, a client services
coordinator with SBP New Orleans who served 850 hours in New
Orleans, and Ricky Angelain, a project lead
with SBP New Orleans who served more than 680 hours.
“From Natchitoches to New Orleans, AmeriCorps
members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers are working alongside
their neighbors to build stronger communities and a brighter future
for all Louisianans,” said Smith.
All President’s Volunteer Service Award Recipients
in New Orleans:
- Emelda Paul is an AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteer with the Senior Companion program. For her more than
27,500 hours of service, Paul received a Lifetime President’s
Volunteer Service Award.
- Richard Bell is an AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteer with the RSVP program. For his more than 23,000 hours of
service, Bell received a Lifetime President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Leroy Moon, Jr., is an AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteer with the RSVP program. For his more than 11,600 hours of
service, Moon received a Lifetime President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Malik Rahim is an AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteer with the RSVP program. For his more than 5,600 hours of
service, Rahim received a Lifetime President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Katrina Weber is AmeriCorps member with
the VISTA program at St. Vincent De Paul. For her more than 3,300
hours of service, Weber received a Gold President’s Volunteer
Service Award.
- Patricia Marchand is an AmeriCorps
Seniors volunteer with the Senior Companion program. For her more
than 2,600 hours of service, Marchand received a Gold President’s
Volunteer Service Award.
- David Sneed is a Supply and Logistics
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans. He served three previous terms,
two with AmeriCorps VISTA and one with AmeriCorps State and
National. For his more than 1,500 hours of service, Sneed received
a Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Serenthia Joseph is a Client Services
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans' Disaster Assistance Program Team.
For her more than 1,500 hours of service, Joseph received a Gold
President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Sabria Earin is a Client Services
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans' Disaster Assistance Program Team.
For her more than 1,300 hours of service, Earin received a Gold
President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- A'Dasha Vallery is a Client Services
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans' Disaster Assistance Program Team.
For her more than 1,200 hours of service, Vallery received a Gold
President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Rory Anderson is a Disaster Corps Project
Lead with SBP New Orleans. They previously served with AmeriCorps
NCCC in the Southwest Region and with an AmeriCorps State and
National program in Michigan. Anderson was awarded a Gold
President’s Volunteer Service Award for their more than 900 hours
of service.
- Bryana Lozoya is a Disaster Corps Project
Lead with SBP New Orleans. For her more than 870 hours of service,
Lozoya was awarded a Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Pamela Bourgeois is a Client Services
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans. For her more than 850 hours of
service, Bourgeois received a Gold President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Kirianna Gambrel is a Project Lead with
SBP New Orleans. She served a previous term with an AmeriCorps
State and National program in Maine. For her more than 810 hours of
service, Gambrel received a Gold President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Olivia Karschner is a Disaster Corps
Project Lead with SBP New Orleans. For her more than 810 hours of
service, Karschner received a Gold President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Michael Bankston is an AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteer with the RSVP program. For his more than 750 hours of
service, Bankston received a Gold President’s Volunteer Service
Award.
- Ricky Angelain is a Project Lead with SBP
New Orleans. For his more than 680 hours of service, Angelain
received a Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award.
- Kieron Haynes is a Client Services
Coordinator with SBP New Orleans. For his more than 470 hours of
service, Haynes was awarded a Silver President's Volunteer Service
Award.
Three decades ago, more than 20,000 Americans
raised their right hands and pledged to get things done for
America. These members helped more than 1,000 communities
nationwide during their first year of service. Since then, more
than 1.3 million AmeriCorps members and hundreds of thousands more
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers of all backgrounds have followed in
their footsteps, providing billions of hours of results-driven
service across the nation.
Last year, more than 3,500 Americans of all ages
and backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen communities,
and expand opportunities through national service in Louisiana.
AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers served at more
than 400 locations across Louisiana, including schools, food banks,
homeless shelters, health clinics, youth centers, veterans’
facilities and other nonprofit and faith-based
organizations.
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AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and
volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their
country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing
challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic
engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 200,000
AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in intensive
service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term,
short-term, or one-time volunteers. Learn more
at AmeriCorps.gov.
AmeriCorps offers opportunities for individuals of all
backgrounds to be a part of the national service community, grow
personally and professionally, and receive benefits for their
service. Learn how to get involved
at AmeriCorps.gov/Serve.
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