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What difference can national service volunteers make to us? “I can literally tell you that if it was not for them, […] we would be much worse off,” says Mike Russell, Alderman of Clarksville, Missouri. To be exact, if it were not for the efforts of AmeriCorps relief teams, the surging Mississippi River would likely be running through Clarksville’s City Hall today.
Because of AmeriCorps, Clarksville and Canton, small towns that might not otherwise have had the benefit of anyone skilled in leading a disaster response, are, according to MSNBC, likely to be saved from the flooding. Unfortunately, while “hundreds of miles” of towns are threatened, those two are the only ones with such teams. Despite the presence of eager hands, AmeriCorps simply doesn’t have the resources to hire and coordinate more volunteers into national service – service that makes a difference. Check out America Forward’s policy ideas to see how we can grow national service.
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