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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CLINTON FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, GENERAL
COLINPOWELL, AND SECRETARY HENRY CISNEROS IN NATIONAL SERVICE
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SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the
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Sec~etary
January 24, 1997
For Immediate Release
.REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
· FORMER PRESIDENT G,EORGE BUSH,
GENERAL COLIN POWELL, AND SECRETARY HENRY CISNEROS.
IN NATIONAL SERVICE SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT
The East Room
2:52 P.M. EST
PRESIDENT CLINTON:
I·thank the Vice President and the
Fiist Lady for their remarks. Obviously, I ~m d~lighte~ to have
President Bush, General Powell, and Secretary Cisneros back . . Henry's
only been off the payroll a day or two.
(Laughter.)
I didn'~-~eally
know if he'd come.
(Laughter.)
I thank so many people 'here who haVe advocated n~tion~l
service and citizen service of various kinds for a long time.
Especially I'd like to acknowledge, in addition to Harris Wofford and
Bob Goodwin, Eli Segal and Ray Chambers; Al From with the Democratic
·Leadership Council; Ch~rles Moskds, the natidnal schol~r of citizen
service, who: was for. all this years before the rest of us' knew. it was
an issue. ·Thank you, ·sir, for a~l your lifetime of'w~rk devoted to
the proposition-that the American people can forge their own destiny
and solve their own problemi. We thank you.
This is an extraordinary· collection of ·Americans who
have gathered her~, not only on th~ stage bu~ auf here in the room,
to_ advance· the cause of .citizen service .. Much of the work of America
tarinot. be done by government.
Much 'other work cannot be· done by
·.government· alone.
The solution must be: the American· people through
voluntary service to· others.
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The.challengeswe face today, ~specially those that.face
our children, require something of all .of u~ -~_parents) religious
and community groups, busines's', labor organizations, schools,
teachers, our great n.ational civic and service orgar:izations, every
·.citizen.
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One of my proudest moments as President was signing the
bill creating the Corporation for National Service and AmeriCorps.
During the last three years, about 50,000 Americans have earned aid
for. college by serving in their communitie.s, doing real work to
addr~ss critical problems, cleaning up rivers, working wiih the
.. police· to make the stree~s ~afe, helping.childien learn to read, and
doitig many, many mor~ things in every stat~ in the.country.
·These AmeriCorps members arid even .larger numbers of
Senior Servi:ce Co:r;-ps andstudent voluq.teers have really helped to
revive the spirit of. service in America.. I noticed just a .few days
be-fore the .Inauguration the publication· of a natiohal: po.ll ·__ I . can
me.ntion ·'that now and you -think I have· not self:-:.interest, you see :-- ·
(li:mghter) --'- the publication of a nat-ional poll that ·said ·that young
people are serving in their communities in far higher percentages
than just. a few years ago.
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I think is a culmination .of years.and years of effort:·
When President Bush held ~his office,· he udderst6od that ~o much of
what is good in America ·has to be done, ..and is being done, by people
who are outside Washing.ton .. and outside the ·federal government.
And
we share his hope that by holding up examples of ordinary Americans
en'gaged in extraordin<;J,ry. service, by holding up those 1, 000 Points of
Light, they will grow by the power of their example into millions of·
points of light. And we than~ you for .that.
(Applause.)
Citizen service belongs to no party, no ideology.
It
is an American·idea which every American should embrace.
Today I am
pleased to announce that we·are taking an important step'to give more
Americans the opportunity to fulfill that promise.
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On April 27th, in Philadelphia, with the support and
leadership of the Corporation For National Service, the Points Of
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Light Foundation, General Colin Powell and Secretary Henry Cisneros,
President Bush .and I will convene. the first President's Summit On
Citizen Service.
Our goal is to mobilize America's 'citizen power in
a united ef,fort ·to solve. our common problems, especially those that
threaten our young p~ople.
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Leaders from a broad spectrum will come with commitments
in hand, concrete pledges of ~upport and volunteers.to solve their
local.problems.
In preparation for the summit some of our inost
prominent c'orporations ..and service organizations have already stepped
forward.
Big Brothers-Big Sisters has pledged to double their
mentoring relations, matching 200,000 deserving young people with
carin~ adults throu~h the 2000. Ahd they have pledged to compound·
their efforts by. having these adult volunteers actually do other
.. citizen service projects with the. young people they mentor. ·They not
only will be serving the young, but calling on the young to serve ..
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Lens Crafters w'ill provide one million needy Americans,
especially children, with fre~ vision care by the year 2003.
Columbia HCA, a leading.health care company, has committed to
immunize one million children through their health care facilities by
the year ·2000.
And that is .just the beginning.
I am delighted that Generql Colin Powell, who has served
our country.is ,so very m?ny ways, has ·agreed to serve once again,
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this time as gener-al chair. of the ·summit.
General, we're grateful that'. y6u'' re joining us. And I
remember well when you had your retirement 'ceremony; you said 'that
you were go.ing to devote more· of your life to helping young. people to
have. better lives and better ·futures.
There ·is nothing, nothing. ·yoU:
could do that would have a bigger impact on. that g'oal than this.
And
we are very grateful to you, sir.
(Applause.)
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All of you kno~:~ that I believe Henr.yCisneros is the
finest HUD Secretary who ever served our country.
He had a special
way of getting people to take responsibility for their own lives of·
generating real interpersonal human contacts in places where they ha:d
been too long absent:
He jus~ has a· g~~at new lead~rship job at
Univi~ion, and I am very grateful that he was. willing to take_
substantial time out of an already very busy schedule~in a ne0 and
fulfilling in some ways more rewarding. life -~ (laught~r) -- to dd
what I know he loves best, which is to help p~ople realize their o0n
promise.
Thank you, ·Henry, for doing that.. (Applause.)
, Finally, let me say I am deeply honored to be embarking
on this joiht vefiture with Pr~sident Bush. As far as i ·know, there's
not much ~f a precedent fpr this sbrt of thing, at least in recent
histor~, but there should be.
It must be true that the things which·
unite us as citizens are bigger than any one person, one party, one
elec~ion, or one ideology.
They can only be -solved if we come
together .in partnership to lift each other up -- a person at a time a
fa~ily af a time, a neighborhood at a time, a school at a time.·
The organizets of this effort ha~e wisely chosen
Philadelphia as the site of the summit, for the reasops that the Vice
President said.
I'm reminded at the clo~e. of the Constitutional
Convention, Benjamin Franklin made an observation about a design of
the sun that was hanging low on the horiion in the chair that General
0ashington sat in to preside over the Convention. And after the.
Constitutional Convention was o~er, he said there had been a. lot o~
speculation about whether it was ci rising or a setting s~n; havin~
seen the Constitution he could say that it was definitely a rising
sun.
I bel'ievewe can look at this assemblage today, look
forward to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and say this is a
rising sun.
I thank all of you.
I thank especially those who are
here on this platform. And I'd like t·o ask all of you .to joil) me a·s
we hear from our speakers.
First, Yresident Bush; to be followed by
General Powell and Henry Cisneros:
.Mr. President, welcome back.
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PRESIDENT BUSH:
Thank you, ··.all. Mr. President-, thank
.you, sir.
(Applause .. ) Thank you all very.much.
Mr. President,
thank you, sir, and Hillary -- Mrs. Clinion, our First Lady,. for this
wonderful welcome back and for your extraordinarily kind and overly
generous remarks.
Of course, I'm pleased to be here, joining the
President, Colin Powell-- my old_dear friend, comrade-in-arms, you
might say-- and, of course, Henry Cisneros, who·I knew before most
of you did, back when he was the'Mayor of San Antonio-~ to salute
all on this Summit on Volunteerism.
Of course, we have here.
volunteer organizations. And I wish I could single out every single
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one of them, every single individual who's volunteering.·
M~. President, I hope that our joi~ing to~ether, the
fact that our predecess~rs and thei~ spouses ~~ previous Presidents
have also indicated support for this summit, sends a simple and a
strong mes'sage. And that is· that when it comes to addressing many of
the problems we face as a n~tion, it isp't a question of partisan
politics, of one sid~ against another, {t's ~ question of all pulling
~ogether for the common good. ·
A~d during the four pievious that I was privileged to
serve in this magnificent house, one of the· most rewarding
experiences that·I had was meeting with the different groups,
thousands of 'people, who got involved in· their communi ties and helped
-to make them b~tt~r places to live -- senior citizens monitoring
school kids in Texas, or ·a local foundation offering medical.services
to at-ri~k ~amilies in dhio; then there was a homele~s shelter in
California. Arid every day, .it. was a different story, from a
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dift~rent blace; but the premi~e was ~lways the same -- somebody
cared and somebody acted.
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The point is, .. after all the stories, you· realize . there.
isn't· a problem that we face in America th.at ·isn't being solved by
someone somewh~re -~~nd that's drug abuse.or illit~racy -volunteers of all ages and· f.r.om all walks of life are claiming .
-~ociety's problems as thei~ own and they'ie making a differenc~.
They're literally changing our country. ·And, of course, each of
cares about these issues.
The difference is volunteers take the next
step. And not only do they care; they roll up their sleeves and th,ey
do something about it.
· The challenge we face today, then; is qetti~g more
people to take that next step. And .'this is what the Philadelphia
Summit On Volunte.erism 'is a·ll about.
It •s.: about citizens pulling
·together and leading by exampl~ arid lifting· lives:
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And, Mr. President,· as we all remember, you touched on
this in your inaugural address •on Monday.
The President spoke qf a
new sense of responsibility and a new spirit ·of community.
And such
is our purpose today.
And I'm very pleased to join in this unique effort.·
Already we've got a great team coming together.
I see my fellow
'Houstonian, Phil Carroll; over here with Shel.
Shel has·made a
corporate-wide commitment-- I just·singled him out, we could talk of
others -- a corporate-wid~ 'commitment. to support all five go'als of
the summit -- this emphasis on help.ing kids, young people -- through
expanded employee volunteering, through targe:ted corp-orate
philanthropy and promotional support.
And so many others are joining in this effort under the
profoundly capable leadership of Colin, helped by Henr,y.
A~d, o'r
course, Ray Chambers, Mr. Volunteer.
He ;really. has as~umed -- for
me, at least -- the mantle of George Romney, wlio devoted the.'last
yeari of his life to that, to nothin~ el~e but volunteerism:
~So, ·Mr. President, I'm very prorid to be a part of.thi5
.and proud to be at your side in this noble effori.
Thank you;· sir.
(Applause. )
GENERAL POWELL: ·Mr. P~esident, Mrs. 'Clinton, President
Bush, Vice President Gore, and my friend of JO•years duration, Henry
Cisneros.
It's· a great pleasure for~~ to b~·here this afternoon and
to be a part: of thi,s program as the 'general chairman for the summit,
but not only for t-he summit but for the follow-on· program tha~ will.·
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come after.the summit.
Because this isn't just one event, a flash in·
tne pa_n;
This is something we're going to be building on. in the
years ahead,.· so that when the. turn of the century comes; the things
we're talking about here today will have taken on concrete ·forms. and
we're going to. see positive results from our .efforts.
Americans are a caring and compassionate. peop'le. . We
show our compassion in, many ways.' We .show our compas"'ion in what we
do for the. members of our own family and our extended family. ·we
show our compassion in what we expect our government to do for those
of our fellow citizen&who are need.
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But most: importantly, we show our compassion in an
extraordiria.ry way·-- in the volunteer efforts of Americans around the
country. 'Wa're the most gerierous country with ~espect to what we do
for each other. We are a philanthropic nation.
But we need to do
more.
We need to do a lot more.
Because the need is so great.
Bec~use at this time in our nation's history, there are many people,
and especially many, m·any' .young people, who are in despaJ.r, who are .·
wondering if the American Dream is there for them, who are wondering·
whether anyone cares, will anyone com~ around to touch m~ life, to
make my life a little better ..
And the answer we give today, and the answer we will
give in the summit, and the answer we will give in the years that
follow is, yes, your fellow Ame·ricans care.
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We're not asking for ~ government program.
We're not
looking for an appropriation. We're looking to scale up and leverage
up all the wonderful programs that are underway around the country,
wheth<;:r it's the Boys and Girls Clubs, or Big Brothers and Big
Sisters, or Children's Health Fund, dr the Urban League, or all the
other progr~ms that are represented heri today. We've got to scale
them up; we've got to lev~rage them up.
Because the solution to the problems that affect our
young people, and the solution to the problems that affect other of
our ·fellow citizens who are in need is for us to do something abou~
it.
We.have divides in our country of
social, economic and racial
. nature.· Those divides· must be bridged by efforts such as the one we
are undertaking today. And I'm so very, very proud and honored to
'have been asked to play a role in this.
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President Clinton ~nd I had .a conversation in the Oval
Office a few years ago while I was ·Still Chairman. And the President
remarked on the quality of the young men and women in uniform that he
saw' as he went about hi,s duties. And we got to musing about how we
were able to do that. And in our musing we said, you know, these
young men and women that we bring in from all over the country, look
what we do for them. We give· them a safe and secure place to be.
We
put structure in their life. We give them role models. We give them
leaders to .look up to. We give them health care. We make sure that
th~y are taken caie of . . And then we ask them, in return, to give us
service.
If only we could take that model and make it available
to every youngster in the country: And th~t's what we're starting
out to do today. And that will be the focus of the summit in
Philadelphia.
So this is a great adventure.
I look forward to it.
I'd like to thank those corporations and organizations who are here
present today who have already made a positive commitment. And I
specially want to thank 'the gentiemen who have ~lteady bee~
introduced who have been working on this effort for th~ last few
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years;.,and especially Ray ,Chambers, who I think has been the spark
plug behtnd it all.
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This is about volunteerism.
This is about Americans
getting off the sidelines ~nd getting onto the playing field.
This
is about each and every one-6f us wh~ have been blessed by the. weiith
of this country shari!'lg that blessing by reaching down a.nd reaching
back and lifting up somebody in need.
That's what Arrler.ica is all
about; that's what being American is· all about.
· Sb I'm proud to be part of this effort.
I am especially
prou~ to ha~e as the vice chai~ of the effort a distinguished
American, . Henry Cisneros.
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SECRETARY CISNEROS:
Thank y(:m, General Powell.
Mr. President, President Bush, 'Vice Presiqent Gore, Mrs.
Clinton, for the last four years I've had the honor of serving ~s
President Clinton's Sec~etary of Housing:and Urb~n Development. And
from the very first conveisation we had on the subject he stressed
that the priority was dealing with those Americans who are homeless.
After all, they. are the most .unhoused of Amer.icans, ·and. should .be the
priority for a department whose name begins with housing.
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Th~ .President has been very strong in his insistence .. ~~
work on homeiessness and' backing it with appropriate budgeting'.· But
the work of the· federal government in the field of homelessness.is
basically about budget~_~nd'distant· support, becau~e the fe~erai
government doesn't pull -out one cot at night or fix .one bed or
prepare one meal. · That·- work is done· by people all across America
--volunteers largely-- every single night. 'They're the ones who put
the beds out as the evening settles. in. _They're the ones_ who prepare
the meals.
They're the ones who make the connection with the food
banks.
They are church volunteers opening up the ba_sements of
ch~rche~.
They are people w~o are making available shelters when the
winter sets in. ·These are volunteer Americans all' across the ·
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country.
The federal government stands be6ind them as a partner,
but .the work is done by Americans of all· ethnic groups and ihcome '
groups in every community across -America. And I have noted over the
last four years that we've been abl~ to make a.-real dent in the
problem of homelessness as a result of the harnessing of'this
partnership.
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This partner~hip, this principle of partnership, exists
in' many other fields, as has been cited her~ today-- in lit~racy
work, in counseling for young people, youth work in recreational
settings. all across the country, .in settings .where there have not
been for years Boy Scouts and Explorer Sco~ts and Girl Scouts and
Boys and Girls Clubs.
Volunteers are doing that work and ~avi~g
children's lives.
r•ve ndted also· that as man~ lives a~ are touched among .
those who are helped, just about as ·many lives are touched in tho~e ·
who do the work .. I've seen the light in people's eyes and faces- as.
the~ ackno~ledge.the work: that they, themselves, have· done.
I've
been to Thanksgiving Day,dinners for the elderly wher~ people have
stepped awa~ from their owq Thanksgiving Day lunch ~ith their
families in ordei to spend a few hours feeding·the elderly on a day
when they otherwise would have only.something out.of a. can in a. cold
place. And I·, ve seen the effect on them.
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Th~s
clearly'a way in ~hich we c~n multipl; the-sense
of community and goodwill across our_country and create a·new
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The 25,000 AmeriCorps members in the class of '96 served
in locally run programs in 1,200 communities across the
United States. In all, AmeriCorps members assisted more
than 11.5 million people and recruited, trained, or
supervised more than 300,000 volunteers. The following
numbers represent a sampling of their accomplishments~
Members build and rehabilitate housing,
often involving volunteers from the
community and the families being assisted.
1,214
4,427
508,493
Children taught or
tutored
706,527
Students provided
educational
enrichinent activities
95,327
Tutors recruited
and/or trained
Community buildings
renovated
Members respond to communities
hit by natural disasters and help
ensure safe and affordable housing
for Americans in need.
42,381
Homeless persons/families
placed in emergency
shelter
31,398
Homeless persons/
families placed in
permanent or transitional
housing
Youth mentored
39,294
Houses and housing units
rehabilitated
853
Members help children succeed by
tutoring, mentoring and by training
· volunteers.
Houses and housing units built
15,031,638
Pounds of food and
clothing prepared for
distribution
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Members help improve the
appearance and safety of urban
areas and preserve forests; rivers,
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AMERICORPS: WHAT GOT DONE
3,544
Neighborhoods cleaned
up ,
24,307,203
Trees planted
3,066
Members serve in clinic's, V.A
hospitals, and other health-related
facilities· and focus particularly on
children and youth.
Members work with police and
community organizations to· reduce
crime through prevention and
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education.
3,133
64,449
Children and adults
iminunized
143,513
Individuals provided
health care
screening
1,105,805
Persons provided
with health care
information
85,406
109,370
Public safety patrols
and prograins
established or
expanded
Students enrolled or
supervised in
after-school
programs
Persons trained or
counseled in
violence prevention
Miles of riverbank and
· shoreline restored
· Members provide training to people who
· are unemployed, including families on
welfare, to help them fmd permanent jobs.
·2,886
Persons placed in jobs
31,908
Persons provided
employment-related services
Sources: Aguirre International 1995-96 Accomplishment Summary; 1996 AmeriCorps*VISTA Accomplishment Survey, Westat, Inc.; AmeriCorps*NCCC
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�MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
··SYLVIA MATHEWS AND BRUCE REED
FROM:
STEVE SILVERMAN
DIANA FORTUNA
BIBB HUBBARD
DATE:
October 17, 1997
·CC:
ANN LEWIS AND THURGOOD MARSHALL
'This is to update you on Administration progress in the six moriths since the .
Philadelphia service summit .and·to provide a strategy for the next six months.
Attached you will find 1) a review of your accomplishments to date;. and 2) a six
.month proactive strategy.
The six month anniversary is O~tober27, and we expect continuing press a~tention
ih the coming weeks. :General Powell and America's Promise (the non-prc;>fit
· orgaflization continuing the summit's work) will commemorate the. six-month
anniversary by releasing· an "Update to the Nation" on November 25, perhaps at the
National Press Club. Prime Time Live will interview Powell about the an_niversary.
Jonathan Alter of Newsweek is working on a comprehensive update that is
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expected to be influentiaL
Contrary to reports in this week's Time and Sunday's Boston Globe, you and the
·Administration have made significant progress sinc·e the event in Philadelphia·. You
have highlighted the surnmit_'s five goals .for children in:several speeches; you have .
followed through .on your major·announcement on AmeriCorps scholarships; you
have announced a variety of policy· initiatives that relate directly to the summit's
goals; and Cabinet agencies have begun to follow through on their commitments.
The Corporation for National Service is very actively involved i'n summit follow-up
work, as Harris Wofford travels the country to particip_ate in and plan dozens of
. follow-up summits.
Although America's Promise has not yet been able to develop measures. of the ·
summit's success, your work ·at the summit has clearly contributed to a spirit of
service and volunteerism that is developing every day in communities a~ound the
. c6t.int.ry. And, while challenges of this magflitude are not without difficulties (e.g.,
�organizational difficulties at America's Promise, cynical media, heightened
·expectations, and measurement questions), you and the Administration have every
right to be proud .. By any measure, you have effectively follow-up on your service
commitments .and will continue to do so.
After a bumpy start, America's Promise appears to be moving toward a stable
organizational structure. This week, Peter Gallagher became the third CEO of
America's Promise, replacing Ray Chambers, who remains very involved. Gregg
Petersmeyer, who ran President Bush's volunteer office, manages the communities
team, and Tim Hanlon,, a former advisor to President Bush, handles
Communications. They manage a staff of 5·0-60 that continues to grow.
As you have noted,. it is critical for-the Administration to connect our on-going·
·policy initiatives to service and to the· summit's five goals for children wherever·
possible (i..e., America Reads, children's health, welfare to work,· racial
reconciliation, education technology). Moreover, real progress has been made on
projects directly related to service, including AmeriCorps Scholarships, high school
service scholarships, and cabinet:agency summit commitment implementation.
. We should remain proactive over the next six months, continuing to demonstrate
the Administration's commitment to service through PrE;)sidential speeches, several
events, participation in mini-summits, agency commitmEmt follow-up, new policies
related to service and children, and direct service program enhancement. As set
'forth here, your record of accomplishment.on service is profound. In the coming
week~, we will ensure· that all interested med.ia and constituencies are briefed about
your record.
�PRESIDENT CLINTON'S C.OMMITMENT TO SERVICE:
INVOLVING ALL AMERICANS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES' NEEDS
National Service Scholars
The National Service Scholars program is an opportunity for schools and communities to
recognize young people. for outstanding volunteer serVice while helping them continue.their
eduGation. This initiative offers a matching $500 scholarship for one high school junior or senior
selected by each principal. Scholars receive $1000 or more which is intended for.college tuition.
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There were 1,693 National Service Scholars in the·first year of the program,'a start-up
year where information was not disseminated until the Spring of 1997.(CNS 10/97' .
For the 1997 year; there is aj least $3 million in matching funds available. . .
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For next year, the Clinton Administration has secured funding that will allow the program
to expand to 10,000 high schools -- close to half of all high schools in the na~ion: .
Local communities make decisions concerning the scholarship winner, and local
organizations provide the matching funds.
A host of leadiJ?.g community organizations stepped· forward to raise the local match for
the scholarships,· including the.Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
Ainerican Legion, Elks, and Women's Clubs.
Each high school principal was invited to nominate a junior or senior for the scholarship.
· Recognition of ou!standing service by high school student is a key strategy in increasing
service learning· opportunities throughout the country.
The National Ser\rice Scholars program is intended to reward and encourage activities
that have a significant impact in meeting the need~. of local communities. Thetypes-of
service recognized could include:
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The Miss America Foundatio11 cor.nmitted to providing matching $Chol~ships in
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Sallie Mae provided the matching funds for every public high school in the
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AmeriCorps allows people of all ages and backgrounds to earn help paying for their education in
exchange for a year of service. AmeriCorps members meet community needs with services that
range from housing renovation to child immunization to neighborhood policing. Currently, more
than 25,000 AmeriCorps members serve in over430 programs,across the country. Jusfstarting
its third year, AmeriCorps is one ofPresident Clinton's signature initiatives.
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exchange for a year of service.[Corporation for National Service, 10/97]
AmeriCorps members receive an education voucher worth $4,725. The voucher can be
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In order to meet the specific needs of the communities they serve, local AmeriCorps
sponsors recruit and train AmeriCorps members themselves. The Corporation for
National Service oversees AmeriCorps.
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Already, Americorps volunteers have taught or tutored over 500;000 children, immunized
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built or renovated over 5.500houses and housing units.[Corporation for National Service,
Website, ·10/97]
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but expects that organization to pick up the living expepses ofthe volunteeL
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At th~ Service Summit, the President issued a challenge to seryice and Teligious
organizations that we would provide 50,000 of. these new Amen Corps scholarships over ·
the next 5 years to organizations that offer young people the chance to serve.
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Seventy-seven org~izations answered that challenge, .offering to spon~or 10,000 new
AmeriCorps members.· In June. 8.900 scholarships were. approved. 'well ahead of our
first-year plan for 5 ..000 scholarships.[Corporation for National Service, .1 0/97]
. Promoting Community Service Through Loan Forgiveness
�The President's proposal for loan forgiveness. for those who perform community service was
enacted as part of the balanced budget. 'To ~ncourage private universities and non-profit .
organizations to offer loan forgiveness tci borrowers who take lower-paying service jobs, the
President proposed and won a provision th~t would not subject such loan forgiveness to taxation.
America Reads
The Departm~nt of Education: and the Corporation for National Servic~· have begun to implement
the President's America Reads initiative.this year; while seeking resources from Congress for
full-scale implementation in 1998-99. Hundreds of colleges and universities have committed to
provide tens of thousands of work-study students as reading tutors in the current school year as
part of AmericaRea~s, the national literacy campaign to ensure that every child can read well
and independently by the third grade.
The Corporation for National Service has begun on this initiative:
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AmeriCorps members are working in 94 programs across the country to tutor and mentor,
set up after-school and suinmer programs,' and recruit parents and community volunteers
·as tutors.
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use older vol~nteers as literacy tutors in some of the nation's poor6st elementary schools.
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will tutor first grade children in 16 of the neediest schools in the c;ity.
The America Reads Challenge Act is before Congress· now.
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train and mobilize 1 million tutors for 3 million children in grades K-3 who need help.
Recognizing that parents are their children's first and most important teachers, the America
Reads Challenge Act :would also foster effective programs to provide assistance to interested
parents so .that they may give their children the foi.mdation they need to do well in school and
to become .successful readers.
The 1997 Service Summit
President Clinton is deeply committed to the goals of the Presidents' Summit for America's
Future held in Philadelphia last ApriL Service and. the well-being of our nation's children
have been at the center of the President's agenda since he took office.' Reflecting the
importance of service in America, the Service Summit was attended by 30 governors and 140
·communities as well as numerous corporations and non-profits. •
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the summit's goals for children-- a caring adult, a safeplace, a healthy start, a marketable
skill, and a chance to serve:· Since the summit, America's Promise and the Corporation for
· National Service hav·e c.ontinued the work that began at the sun:illi:it -:..working with communities
at the grass'-roots level and securing commitments from corporat<;: and non-profit America toward
the five goals: America's Promise, the ind.ependent organization founded to follow upon the
summit, has garnered over 200 new commitments since the summit, some very substantial.
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of America'.s Pron;tise and the Corporation for National Service.
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that take responsibility for reaching children at ri'sk.
The President's Corporation for,National Service is also helping corporations and non-profits
implement their summit commitments at the local level.
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exams and glasses· to over 40,000 needy children promised by Vision Service'Plan.
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Association-Retired meet its commitment to deploy thousands ofretired.teachers as tutors
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Federal agencies are following through on the more than 40 commitments they made at the .
summit, including mentoring and tutoring and launching new partnerships with corporations
and nonprofits~ They a:re also continuing to launch new initiatives and partnerships to reach
the summit's goals. Here are some examples of agency progress:
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mentoring goal, disseminate information about best practices, and determine how
best to. link volunteers with the children who need them. Members include Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, One to One, Boys anq Girls. Clubs of America; and Save the
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Doubled the number of sites for its Juvenile Mentoring Program.
Expanded its Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) summer camp program that·.,
promotes positive life choices for children between the ages of 9 and 12. After the
summer program, the children are linked with mentors from the local U.S.
Attorney's office, police department, or university.
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLINTON, THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
IN PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT'S SERVICE AWARDS
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REMARKS BY THE. PRES~DENT ANO MRS. ·CLINTON,
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH IN
PRESENTATION OF
PRESIDENT'S SERVICE AWARDS
Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center
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To The Chief."
THE PRESIDENT:
Thank you.
I like that .version of "Hail
Maybe the Marine Band could pick it up.
(Laughter.)·
Ladies and·gentlemen, t-hese President's Service Awards
are traditionally presented at the Whiie Hous~ every year, but Hilla~y
and I are profoundly hon6red to·be here thi~ evening with Preiident and
Mrs. Bush, General Powell and all 6thers whb are part of this very
important ceremony.
As all of you kno~, we'te h~re .along with Piesident
Ford, President and Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Reagan~ here in Philadelphia where
our great democracy began, fo.r the first Presi'dent' s Stimm;i.t for
America's future -- to. mo.bilize every community and challenge every
citizen; to give our young people a chance to _live up_· to .their God_:given
po.tential; and to. ask o.ur yo.ung people t6 Beco.me citizen servants, too..
So tonight we're going to gi-ve·these awards, very
appropriately, in the categories that .have been set out for the
challenge to America, the ,categories that General Powell .talked about in
his moving opening remarks.
And I'm going to have' the honor of
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recognizing the caring adults.
I'm ple~sed to be joined tonight by a
man who has dedicated his entire life to meeting. the challenge of
service, Harris Wofford ..· (Applause. )
MR. WOFFORD:
Thank you, Mr. 'President, and I salute you
and Mrs. Clinton for all you have done to . bring out the best in America·.
through na:tiona·l service, student service; senior service, c;itizen
·service, and to define this new era of ours as the era of big citizens.
Now, in order to achieve the promise of America, we must
go fo~th .from this place here inspired by these award winners, like
Olympi:c torch-carriers I and carry the challenge they. have given 'to us
here to our homes, our neighborhoods, our communities; from sea t6
shining se.a.
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THE PRESIDENT:
You know, you might have. guessed that
.. before he headed o'ur. nation's citizens service effort and the
Corporation for National Service, Harris Wofford was in politics
(laughtei) ·-:-- the Senator from Pennsylvania·.· (Applause.)
But before
that, he was a c6llege president; 'before that, a fourider of the Peice
·corps; a t·op aide to President Kennedy; a friend and ally of Dr. Martin
Luther King,· · Hardly any. American living today· better personifies
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citizens service than Harris Wofford, and :I' thank him for that.·
(Applause. )
As I saip, we begin by recognizing that every single child
needs a caring adult in his or her life to teach and·g~{de them.
E~e~y
child needs to know that he or she is profoundly important to some
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· The three Americans we honor now 'have devoted themselves to
meeting _this challenge. Marjorie Klein knows that parents are our
children's first teachers, and sh~'s doing everything she can to help
them.. At 20 inner-dity schools throughout the Philadelphia area, PACT~
·or Parents And Children Together, the organization Marjorie founded, .
brings parents into the classroom to read to the children and to help
their children learn to read. At the same time, parents can improve
their own literacy and tutoring skills,· and they can even earn college
credit.
We salute Marjorie Klein and PACT for their tremendous
commitment to families and our children.
(The award was presented. ).
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Earl Phelan deeply believes that mentoring.is the key to
young people's success.
Through B.E.L.L., or Building Enterprises for
Learning and Living, the organization· he helped to found,· he has given
hundred of African American young adults the chance to be role models
and tutors to inner-city elementary school students thr~ughout the
greater Boston area:., Under their tutelage those chfldren are thrivirig,
their futures are ·brighter and.. therefore so are ours.
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Tonight w.e honor Earl ·Phelan for his ,_remarkable
contribution to our Am·erican commi.intty~ ·
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Pat Esparza·learned early in lif~cthat confi~ence and pride
can make all:the difference to a young girl's future.
A single mother.
of three by the age of ~9, she worked. her way ~hrough school and devoted
herself to h~lping at-ri~k girls.
She founded Las Mariposas as a· dance
studio, but for the people of. El Paso, Texas, ·it is a community
·treasure·. At Las. Mariposas hundreds of young girls .have lear·ned to
~ance and to value themselves and their· culture.
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We honor Pat for giving the young girls of her community
the·confidence and pride they need to succeed in life.
Congr~tulati6ns.
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All of them have helped to make sure th.at more of our young
people do, in fact, have a caring ~dult to give them the support they
n~~d to b~ild positive futures.
Your work is an irispiration to all of
ui. I tharik you for doing {t and I hope all of us will.riow be more
willing to follow you:r;: lead. "God bless you. · (Applause.)
MRS. BUSH: All Americans hope and dream the best for our
children.
Every mother ~ees her child as marvelo~sly ~ifted. And as·
watch them grow we wonder·how these wonderful, unique qualities that we
see in each of 'them will flou.rish.
I remember thinking many years ago,
maybe one of them would grow up to be a governor.
(Laughter and
applause.)
·At the very least, we want our children to become
independent, seli-suftic~ent adults. We want our children to be able to
support themselve~, hopefully in a job that they really like. Jhat.'s
why every American child's access to marketable skills is one of the
.principles of the summit.
Right now, unless we all get involved, millions of our
children are unlikely to require even the most basic of skills. And
it's probably not too much. of a surprise to you that in my opinion·-you'r~ a little fast for me -- (laughter) -- I can't believe I'm ~oing .
.this -- (laughter). -- the key to every skill is the ability to read and
comprehend.
(Applause.)
You know, one of our children had a learning disability
which made reading very difficult.
Thanks to· some wonderful teachers,
loving support from his parents and. a determined young boy who. worked
twice as hard as anyone else, he learned to read and went on to earn a
master's degree.
Unfortunately, not everyone has access to the superb
teachers we did. We need more teachers in our classrooms. And we need
to allow them fo teach.
(Applause. )
We also need more literacy vol~nteers to help-children and
alike who are strugglirig to learn.how t6 read and write.
The
best place of all, of course, t6 volunteer is in our own homes.
We are,
after all, our children's first teachers and the home ii their first
school.
Read to your children every· single day.
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n6thing·more important you can do to help prepare them for a life-long
love of reading and learning. · Sharing a book i.s also a wonderful way to
spend quality time with your children.
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Now, joining me to honor the winner's of the President's
Award is a literacy volunteer who also happens to be one of all
of our favorite actors, a decent and fine man and a £riend, John
Travolta. . (Applause. )
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MRS. BUSH:
John, since you're a lot more familiar with
award ceremonies than I am, would you begin?
MR. TRAVOLTA: Well, why not.
Careers thrOugh Culin,ary
Arts has helped thousands of· students to make the transition from school
to work and the food service in hospitality industries.
For space,
C-CAP depends on cooperation of school boards.
For funds and equipment
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But the one thing it'tan always count
on· is the eagerness of kids to acquire a marketable ikill.
We recognize
Ri'chard Grausman.
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Right there.
(The award was pre~ented.)
(Applause.)
MRS. BUSH:. Eight years ago, a group of employees of
Lockheed Martin Vought Systems in Grand Prairie,· Texas,· decided to rriake
a difference.
They called themselves the·In-Unity Incorporation, and
began by tutoring 3rd graders at South Dallas School.
Their numbers
gre~,to inclGde people from all walks of life and they were soon.
providing schoo,ls with pens, paper, notebcioks and. all the, practical
tools of the learning trade.
Now they are mentoring college students,
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From· In-Unity,~Monroe Mays
(The award was presented. ) · (Applause. )
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Six years ago, the volunteer members of a
program called Art ~tart b~gan offering children in New York City's
homeless shelters the opportunity to expeiience the cieative process.
Volunteers took kids o'n field trips to the city's museums and other
cultural centers.
Today~ Art Start.also reaches out to ~0~d~eds.at-risi
highschoolers, challenging them to communicate and to shape their
visions with all of us. Art Starts founder is painter and photographer
Scott Rosenberg.
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PRESIDENT BUSH: . Thank you very much. ·well,· thanks. . I'd
tell you about the parachute jump, but _::.. (laughter) -- as Dana C~rvey
would say, "Not ~oing to do it, ~ouldn't be prudent.D So let me -(laughter and appla~se.)
I just faked out the Telef:rompTer, it went
dead.
I'm dead.
Lis.t~n -- (laughter) '--- I've been up here -- you know
how I, feel about volunteerism. And you know the respect I have for
those who are one of A Thousand Points of Light. And you know the
respect I have for ~eorge Romney, whos~ picture was on here ·earlier.
So
let me just say, 1 am-very pleased to be Oije of ~he presehters of the
Service Awards.
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And joining m'e tonight to do just that is one of the great
stars and one of the most wonderful ladies ·I -know; Brooke Shields
Agassi ~ We love her, and· she's here to join·· me in pres'ent'ing 'thes:o·
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Five years ago~ her c~urch; the lOO~ye~r-old
First Presbyterian; was considering moving out of the rundown Argenta
section of North Little Rd~k, Arkansas. ·But Carolyn Ringer convinced
the church and a 200-member volunteer boosters ·Club that it was much
b~~ter to revitalize than lt ~as to run.
S~ tod~y, with the renovated
homes and safer streets and .the church itself as a center .for the
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PRESIDENT BUSH: · The youth program 'of. the. Union Temple
Baptist Church in·Washington, D.C. reaches out with a meals. program,
with residenti'al care, with counseling 'and job training to all young
people in its community. And every young person who is fortunate enough
to be a member of 'the church have the obligatipn and the privilege to
participate from Union-Temple, Lamont B. Mitchell.
Lamont.
·Congratulations, sir.
(The ~ward was pres~nted.)
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PRESIDENT BUSH:
Not 'least among the organizations that. are ·
giving back to their communities are America's unions, .working men and
women.
The Livingston-McLean County Building Trades· Council in
Bloomington, Iilinois, iri cooperation 0ith the loc~l Children's
Foundation,· have donated countless hours to constructing safe places· for
c~ildren.
It includes a youth cenier and a terrific new park, which is
called The Po.etry Place.
Here, · representing the. Building Trades
Council, js John Penn.
Congratulations; John.
(The award was 2resented.)
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MRS. CLINTON:
Thank' you: .Thank you, Oprah, and thank all
of you for gathering here in. support c;>f this··.summit arid, more
importantly, in support of the suinmi t' s goal.s .'' I am very pleased that
one of the swiUnit's goals is to enst;re that every American child has a
healthy start.· And that i~ something that all· of us should be committed
to. ·And that means many 'different: things.
It· means, yes, guaranteeing
insofar-as we c&n that every family has access t6 quality, affordable
·health care for theirchildren.
(Applause.)
And;.that cannot be just
left to the government and to the medical professionals .
. . There is a role for m~ny o~ u~ to play. We ~ani for
. instance, make sure that our convnunities. are free from environmental
haz·ards, toxic waste dumps, a'reas where child.ren and their families may.
possibly become sick or be injured. We can work to be sure that every
pregnant woman has the prenatal care sh~ needs and the support .she
requires to be a. good mother.
(Applause.)
We can. work to make ·SUre that every child is immunized, arid
we've made a lot of progress but we still have a way to go.
And we .can
be sure·that evety child has acciess to the well child care and to the
emergency care that we take for granted for our own children.
There are ways that we.can:~nlist the volunteer spirit:and
the hard work.that is necessary to reach out to every family so that in
this area, which is so difficult £or families tci handle on their own,
that when they have a sick child, when they face the terrible dilemma
that many of us.face of a child has been injured or come down with an
illness, that t&ere will be help. And that help will not just be in the
finest medical care, but in a volunte~r to sit by the bedside, to
relieve the family, to provide that extra bit of nurturing and loving
that families need in crisis.
So we are going to honor tonight and then make a commitment
after this summit to do what we can in our own ways to ensure that
1 healthy start for every child.
And joining me to·present the awards for
people who are already doing that in their communities is Rob Reiner,
who had committed himself to making it· possible for every American to be
aware of the new scientific evidence about what happens in the first
three years of life so that we also can be helping our babies off to ·a
good start by giving them the stimulation and th~ nurturing they need.
So I would like to ask Rob Reiner.to join me for the
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presentation of these next awards.
(Applause.)
MRS. CLINTON: Well, in.Fayette County, Kentucky, Baby
Health Service has. been providing infant ·formula to those in need since
1914.
But gr6wing children have gro~ing needs, and 16 peicent of th~
children in that county have no health insurance whatsoever.
So the
service has shifted its focus to health'care.
And last year, 70
volunteers provided free immunizations, checkups and medication to 3,000
children.
Accepting the President's Service Award on behalf of the
volunteer physicians is Alice Burkhart.
(The award was presented. ) ·
(Appiause. )
MR. REINER:
Spousal abuse is something that happens, as
·the news has finally made us all. too well aware.
In Glendale, Arizona,
there is New Beginnings, a transitional home for abused women .and their
chiidren.
It provides ~ot only safety, shelter and educational
opportunities for the mothers, but most importantly, it keeps families
together while they prepare t6 make a new start in life.
Her~'s N~w Beginnin~s founder, Cindy Silverman.
(The award was presented.)
(Applause. )
Kids One, Inc. in Santa Rosa, California
Galvanized by the
Polly Klaas tragedy, which proved that unspeakable horror can happen
anywhere, Kids One is teaching kids and parents never to take safety for
granted.
With the support of community ,o~ganizations and businesses,
Kids One educates and saves precious lives.
I~s foundei is Elizabeth
Ecke.
MRS. CLINTON:
pro~obes just o~e essential ·issue -- child safety.
(The award was presented.)
(Applause. )
MR. REINER:
Twelve years ago, he was still an intein at
Miami Hospi~al.
Dr. Pedro Jose Greer, Jr. led teams of young doct6rs
into the streets to make house c·alls to 'the homeless.
Today, his
Camillus health concern is one of the largest providers of medical care
for the poor in Florida.
He still makes his. rounds~ vi~iting his
patients under the bridges and overpasses, in the abandoned buildings
and decayed lots of Dade County.
Here is. Dr. Pedro Jose Gieer, Jr.·
(The award was presented.)
(Applause. )
MRS. CLINTON:. These are just four of the many examples
that could be' up· herE! on this stage of people who are combining their
professional expertise, their volunteer spirit to meet the needs of our
families and our children who have health care requirements that are
otherwise going to be unmet. And so_, they should serve a_s a shining
example to ail ·of.us to look for ways we can give every American child a
heal thy start. · Thank you very much.
(Applause; )
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Thank you; Patti LaBelle, for giving us
all a second wind.
(Laughter.)
I want to apologize to all of you for
having to spend so much t.ime tonight watching me 'walk up arid down
stairs. ·But, as you know, I need the practice.
(Laughter. )
PRESIDE~T CLINTON:
I want to say that this· last award in some ways may be the
most important, because we're recognizing youhg people who, themselves,
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are serving in an extraordinary way. And one of the elements of this
summit is the proposition that every young person should serve, and
that, in so doing, we h6pe to ex~and the definition of what it mearis to·
be a good citizen in this country so that when we ask young people in
years to.come, what .does it really mean to be a good Americap, they'll
say, well, you have to be in school or work, you have to obey the l~w,
and you have to serve, .
T'm joined now on stage by ayoung public servant, Jahi
Davis, an AmeriCorps volunteer from North Philadelphia.
(Applause:)
Like a lot of high school students, this young man paid more attention
.to his social life than to his future.
Then he nearly lost his life in
a serious accident.
He says now he wouldn't have finished high school
without the guidance of a. tutoi who helped him keep his grades up while
he was in the hospital.
When he recovered, he decided to do for others what had
been done for him.
He joined AmeriCorps in 1995, and since then, he has
tutored children, started a mentoring program in his. own neighborhood,
and rehabilitated houses for lqw: ·income families.·. He's planning to
attend Temple University, where I know he'll continue to _give back.
Please welcome him up here with me.
(Applause.)
When 21-year-old Na'Taki Osborne learn~d that Carver Hills,
Georgia, a low-income African American community, was the most
environmentally polluted area in Fulton County, she didn't just become
concerned, she got involved.
She got 200 community volunteers involved,
too. And together, they spent hundreds of hours cle~ning up Carver
Hills, making it a safer and more beautiful place for,the entire
community to enjoy.
Thank you, Na'Taki Yatascha Osborne, for ca~ing enough to
change your community for. the better:
(The award was presented.)
(Applause·. )
PRE_SIDENT CLINTON: Amber Lynn Coffman is only 15 years
old, but she's been volunteering to help disadvantaged people sine~ she
was eight.
Her ~other taught her that even one person can make·a~real
difference, and for most· of her still-young life, ~he h~s tried fo be
that one person and to encourage her friends and s6hoolmates to do the
same.
Working together as a group called Happy Helpers, they make
over 600 box .lrinchei eve~y week for the homeless and the hungry.
Thank ·
you, Amber Lynn, for your wonderful commitment to your community.
(Applause. )
Across America, more and more businesses believe that. good
citizenship'is also good busines~. More and more, they're encofir~ging
their employees to. give something .back.
Target Stores is a perfect
·
example.
Through the Family. Matters ·Program, started by Points of
Light, Target Stores is the first national cqmpany to involve its
employees and their families in community service.
Last year, nearly 5, 000 Target employees and their. families
volunteered. Working along~ide their par~nts, young peopl~ learp~d
firsthand ab6ut the importance and the ]oy· of giving back. We thank
Target Stores for helping s~ many young children start early on a
lifetime of service.
With us tonight to
r~present
Target is Julie Hennessy
(phonetic) .
(The award was presented.)
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winners w{t~ us tonight repres~nt voluri~~ers ~11 over our country who
are conunitted to helping us all build a bett"er and s_tr,onger ·future.
In
' honoring their contributions;' we celebrate th~ spirit of service that
has· sustained Am~ rica in times of trouble and united us with conunon ..
hopes and dreams.
At the dawn.of a h~w century, let us all~~esolve to jo±n
hands·. to do it ·more: Remember what this sulllltli t is all about.
These
people were doing all this before· we gathereq.
Ni.nety-three milli~n.
Americans already volunteer. What .we '.re '.'s'aying. is that in every.
conununity in America, more people must do 'it in a systematic way and
everyone must do it if America .is going to ha·v.e the future it deserves
and our children are going to all be like those whom we honor here
tonight
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PRESS BRIEFING BY BRUCE. REED, DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 25, 1997
For Irnrnedi'ate Release
PRESS BRIEFING BY
BRUCE REED, DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL
The Briefing Room
12: 4 5 P.M. EDT
MR. TOIV:
Let me introduce Bruce Reed, the President's
Domestic Policy Advisor .. He will talk about the service summit corning
up this weekend. We also have Steve Silverman here.
Steve is the
Deputy Cabinet Secretary and he's been coordinating the
administration's involvement in the summit. And so Steve will also be
available here.
Bruce.
MR. REED: All right.
I'm just the warmup act. As you
know, the President will be spending Sunday and Monday in Philadelphia
as part of the President's Summit on America's Future, which was
announced here at the White House in the East Room the week of the
Inaugural in January. And I'll.run through the schedule in a minute,
but we see this as a great opportunity to focus the nation's attention
on the importance of service as well as the many challenges that our
children face.
The President has a long interest in service.
National
service was a signature issue in his first campaign in 1992.
ArneriCorps is one of his proudest achievements from his first term.
It
has helped give more than 50,000 young Americans the chance to earn
their w~y through college in return for giving something back to their
community.
He has talked about service in both of his Inaugural
addresses; he sees it as an important part of his legacy. And this
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summit in Philadelphia is an ideal non-partisan chance· to enlist every
American in this cause.
The.summit starts off Sunday morning.
We'll be leaving
here very early. And the President, General Powell, President Bush,
Piesident Carter and Mayor Rendell will start off with a kickoff event
at a high school stadium in Germantown. And then the major event of.
Sunday is thousands of volunte~r~, as well as the President and MrS.
Clinton, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore cleaning up ·a sectiori of an
eight~mile stretch of Germantown.and wiping out graffiti:in that
neighborhood . . Later in the day, I think the President will attend a
·.church service, and then there's a gala on service in the evening that
the President and General Powell and President Bush will all take part
in, at which the President will give out 10 Presidential ·service
.awards, which is an annual event that he's been doing since he got
here, to a number of volunteer and service organizations from around
the country.
The following morning there's the main plenary session
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at which all the Presidents will speak,
and the President is the final keynote speaker of the morning.
And
·then they will all sign a declaration of commitment,- committing
themselves to follow up on the work of the summit.
The President will
go to a lunch with a number of CEOs whose corporations have made major
commitments to the summit, and then he'll go an do an AmeriCorps event
at a school in Philadelphia, and talk with.students who are AmeriCorps
volunteers who are involved in literacy tutoring.
And then I believe he may also take part in some of the breakout
sessions that are going on that afternoon.
The sumini t is attract·:lng over 2, 000 people from around the
country -- 30 governors, 140 communities -- each state and each
community is bringing a ·.delegation, as well as a number of corporations
and non-profits that are making commitments and taking part, and there
will be breakout ses~ions Monday afternoon where all of these
communities develop their own plan for how to make the summit -- how to
put. into action the commitments. that have been made as a follow-up to
the summit.
And then the· President returns la'te Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Clinton will stay over and she speaks on Tuesday morning.
So, with
t~at,
why don't I open it up to questions.
Q Is there any specific goal for the summit, any signing
of a certain amount of volunteers, something specific that you'll get
out of it?
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MR. REED:
Barry po~nts out that the church service is not
actu'ally on the schedule yet, it's just a possibility.
Well, we have a couple goals from the summit.
One is that
we think this is the best opportu~ity we've ever had to capture the
nation's attention on the importance of service.
So we hope that every
American who's out there watching and listening will take this message
to heart.·
Second, the federal government is going to be bringing a
number of its own commitments to the table.
We've been working with
all the agencies to put forward our own plans. A number of agencies
are going to adopt schools as a result of this. A number of agencies
are going to dramatically increase their commitment to mentoring.
So
there's some concrete actions. that the federal government and federal
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employees will take. And then I think the President also sees as a
chance to highlight .the success of AmeriCorps and to talk about what
AmeriCorps volunteers are doing around the country~
Q Should the government be in the business of requiring
Americans to volunteer?
MR. REED: Well, I think. that we believe that· it's very
important for the nation's leaders to challenge all Americans.to join
in solving our country's problems. As the President has said, the era
of big government is over, but the era of big challenges is not.
Governmerit can do a lot to address the challenges that our children
face, but we won't get there unless every citizen also does their part
as. well.
Q The question is, should the government be in a position
of requiring Americans to volunteer.
For instance, the state of
Maryland requires high school students to volunteer to get a high
school diploma -- some of the~. haven't done it.
There is some
suggestion from the Democratic Leadership Council that if any student
gets federal assistance, college aid, that they should be required to
do community service.
Should the federal -~ should the government be
in the position of requiring Americans to volunteer?
MR. REED: Well, the President has been very supportive of
what Maryland is doing. And tie believes that servi.ce ·requirements for
high school students are a very good idea, that every school should·
make service part of its basic ethic. We have not supported the DLC
idea. And AmeriCorps is an example of voluntary service, but --
Q Does the President not support or oppose the DLC's
suggestion that federal student loans be tied to service? Does he
reject that?
MR. REED:
I think the ~- there was a big debate long ago
the first debate on national service in the early '90s before the
President was elected engaged this whole issue of compulsory service,
and Congress was unable to reach agreement on it.
We came back with
our own propOsal in the '92 campaign. And that's all that the
President has supported.
Q So the President opposes mandatory public service in
exchange for federal student loans?
MR. REED:
I think that
as I said, hers never come out
for that.
I mean, I haven'~ asked him that specific question.
But
that's not the principle of -- it's related to the principle of
AmeriCorps, but it goes much further than that.
Q Bruce, are you all planning to support any greater
either tax incentives or other incentives to get people to volunteer or
make financial contributions --.charitable contributions?
MR. REED:
I.think we don't have any plans right now to
support any additional tax incentives.
Q But Bruce, som~ of the exp~rts say that it's easy to
get people to come out and do these one-day, quick hit things like
cleaning up graffiti in Germantown, but that it's very difficult to get
people to stay in for the long haul -- .the treachery, sometimes danger
of volunteer work. What is this besides a photo op? How are y6u gOing
to get people to overcome what has been a problem throughout the years
in terms of volunteering?
MR.· REED:
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us, se~vicie is a full-tim~, year-round deal. And on~ of the most
important aspects of this summit is that not only is there going to be ·
a three-day meeting in Philadelphia, but General Powell has set up a
non-profit organization that is going to hold everyone accountable for
the commitments they bring to Philadelphia.so that we make sure that
some real good comes of this.
And I think that we've put forward a number of ideas,
including AmeriCorps and our. literacy program, America Reads, which are
devoted to full-time service, because what AmeriCorps volunteers do,
among other things,. is help organize other volunteers.
Some people
aren't able to volunteer ail the time, but from the standpoint of a
··young person who needs a mentor or a young person who needs tutoring,
it's very important that they have a· stable presence ·in their lives.
And all the studies ·that have shown how effective mentoring can be
highlight the need for at least one person who's there all the time.·
So both our America Reads proposal, which would put
forward money for 30,000 volunteer coordinators to organize an army of
one million volunteer tutors, and AmeriCorps, which helps to leverage
thousands and thousands of other volunteers, take your concern to
heart.
Q Well, that -- I mean, the only thing they say is that
very intensive training is needed to make volunteering effective.
Is
there going to be any new money or are w~ just -- wheri does the money
come from to buy that training? ·
MR. REED: AmeriCorps has money. We're seeking funding
inc.reases for AmeriCorps. America Reads is. a: $2.75 billion proposal to
help hire and train volunteer coordinators. And I think. that we've
learned a lot about mentoring in recent years, and many of the
corporations and non-profits that are making commitments in
Philadelphia now recognize that one of the most important things they
can do is train people to·do this right.·
. this summit?
Q Do you know what the overall budget is for· putting on
And is it
MR. REED:
Budget, is that what you said?
Q -- the budget fdr putting it on. And is it all paid for
by corporate contributions, separate fundraising? Can you talk about
. that?
MR: REED:
Yes, the President is a co-chair of the
summit, but the actual operation is handled by a non-profit.
There are
a number _....: Steve just handed me a list of summit sponsors.
We weren·' t
involved in arranging either these sponsors or -- I don't know what the
budget is.
I'm sure that if you could get through to the summit press
office, they could give you an answer.
But the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation is one; the Ewing Kauffman Foundation is another; the
Kellogg Foundation is another; the Packard Foundation, and the Pew
Charitable Trust are all
is that it for the sponsors,• or are those
the major ones?
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MR. SILVERMAN: There are a number of large sort of
corporate sponsors -- Novartis, AT&T, Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, Allst.ate.
That's sort of a
Q
Can we just get a copy of thai?
MR. TOIV:
Is that just the press release?
MR. SILVERMAN:
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Q How much discussion or attention do you expect to be
paid in Philadelphia to the idea of mandatory community service?
Mandatory volunteerism is an oxymoron.
MR. REED: Well, I think the President intends to talk
about the importance .of high school service. And !.'don't know how much
attention the debate over mahdatory service will get.
I mean, you guys
are the first ones to bring it up.
I think that there will be a broad
umbrella of organizations there.that will be looking to expand their
efforts. And we don't see this as a choice between volunteerism and
government, we think we neep both. We think. that many of our problems
aren't part-time, they're full-time, and·that's why it's important to
have full-time service like AmeriCorps. And there a~e lots of problems
that volunteers can't solve where government is necessary.
Q With so many companies -- I think I saw a statistic in
one report saying 80 percent of them now have volunteer programs -with so many companies going into this, is there a danger of companies
putting too much undue pressure on employees to do this kind of
volunteer work?
MR. REED:
I think -- my impression is that most Americans
want to volunteer, most Americans want to give something back, and the
main constraints they have are finding the time to ·do it or hooking up
with the opportunity to do it. And so companies that give .their
employees the time to go volunteer, or companies that orga·nize
volunteer efforts so that a worker doesn't have to thumb through the
phone book to· find someplace to go volunteer will be welcomed by most
Americans.
Q Well, are you concerned about companies possibly making
promotiorts or ev~n ke~ping jobs contingent on doin~ a certain amount of
work? Some companies are asking for a certain number of hours at work
already.
MR~ REED:
I don't think that's likely to happen. ·I think
some companies have offt?red employees the chance to take paid time off
to go volunteei, but I really dorr't think that either workers are going
to feel coerced or that workers are going to be troubled by this whole
thing. As I said, the volunteer spirit goes to the heart of what
America has always been about, and I think most people .. want the chance.
you have
military
run into
to their
Q How 'do ·you get around the problem you have now where
elderly people with a lot of expertise, people out of the '
who could go in, work ·in the schools and help the children and·
a brick wall because the teache~ unions see that as a threat
jobs?
MR. REED: Well, I think that one of the reasons we're
putting forward this America Reads legislation is that· right now the
schools ar.en' t organized to handle an influx of volui).teers. And. most
teachers would welcome the help, but they don't want to.be in the
busin~~s of having to train individual tutors or keep track 'of their
whereabouts, especia~ly if' the tutors are -- the volunteers are going
to show up one day and then not show up.the next.
So that'~ why we
think it's very important to have coordinators who will be reliable and
will handle the work of training and organizing the volunteers.
Thanks.
See you in Philadelphia.
Thanks.
THE PRESS: .. Thank you.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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Saturday, July 26, 1997
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RADIO ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATION
The East Room ·
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I am pleased to be joined here at the White House by
the young men of American Legion Boys Nation, an outstanding youth organization that has
inspired thousands of young people -- including me -- to serve our. country by serving in our
Communities.
I want to talk with you today about what we must do to make citizen service a part of every
American's life, for his or her entire lifetime. As I said at the Presidents Service Summit in
Philadelphia this past April, the era of big government may be over, but big challenges
remain for America, and they require an era of big citizenship -- an era with new partnerships
between government and business and labor, between wealthy, middle class and poor
Americans, between cities, suburbs and rural areas and across all racial lines. At the
Presidents Service Summit, thousands of Americans pledged their commitment to service. As
we prepare to go forward into a new century, every one ofus·mustjoin them, so that we can
meet our challenges and come together as one America.
For the past four and a half years, my administration has worked to give every Amencan a
chance to serve. We want to spark a renewed sense of obligation, a new sense of duty, and a
· new season of service all across our nation.
Of everything we've done to meet that challenge, I am proudest of AnleriCorps, our national
service organization that has helped more than 70,000 young Americans all over the country
to earn money for college while serving in their communities.
AmeriCorps members do real work to address criticru problems -- from cleaning the
environment, to helping at-risk children learn to read, to working.with police to keep our
streets safe, to helping our nation reach record levels of child immunization.
At the.Service Summit, one of the goals for young Americans announced.by the Presidents
and General Powell was that every young American should be challenged and given the
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chance to do citizen serVice. To support that goal, I announced at the summifthat our
administration would provide 50,000 new AmeriCorps scholarships over the next five years
to organizations that offer you'ng people the chance to serve. I am pleased to say today that
77 organizations'have answered that challenge by. offering to sponsor 10,000 new
AnieriCorps members next year alone.' '!thank them for their commitment.
The success of AmeriCorps proves that citizen service works. And it's only one of the many·
things the national govel-runent is doing to work in partnership with citizens,.businesses arid
civic groups. Our administration is busy following up on the commitments we made in
Philadelphia at the Service Summit. This fall, for example, the Department of Agriculture
will hold a food recovery summit to help organize volunteers to distribute food to the needy.
The Justice Department's new Mentoring Alliance will link children in need with volunteer
mentors. And the Department of Health and Human SerVice's new partnership with the Girl
Scouts of America will teach girls about the dangers of drugs. In all these ways, we are
committed to encouraging service throughout American life.
Commitment to community should be an ethic that our children learn as early as possible, so
that they carry it with them throughout their lives.' That is why I have called on every state to
make. service a part of the curriculum in high school or even nliddle sch;ool. There are many
creative ways to do this.-- including giving students credit for service; incorporating service
into course work, putting service on a student's transcript, or even requiring service as· a
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condition of graduation, as Maryland does.
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· In addition to the AmeriCorps scholarship program we announced at the Service Summit,
last year we took additional steps to encourage our young people to serve in their
communities while in high school. We said we would·offer $500 scholarships to high school
juniors and seniors with the best record of service in their class if their coinmunities and··
private service organizations would match that amount.
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Just a year later, I am proud to say that some of our nation's most prominent service·
organizationshave answered that call. Today, I'm pleased to announce that 1,600 high
school students-- some of whom are standing with me today-- ·will receive scholarships of
up to $1,000 to help pay for college. The American Legion, the Kiwanis· Club, the Rotary
Club, the Elks Club, the Lions Club, the Junior Leagues and the Miss America Foundations.
--:- these are community groups that are the glue that .hold America together. And now,
they're giving our young people another reason to 8ive something back to our communities:
This is just the first year of the National Service Scholars Program. I know that next year it ·
will be even bigger. Our goal is to make this program available in every high school, so that
every high school principal in America can stand before a graduating class and announce the
name of a National Service Scholar. And with the support of groups like those who have
already committed to help, I am confident we can make it happen.
Something very important to our nation occurred at the .Presidents Service Summit. There,
people from all walks of life looked beyond their differertces and came together around the ·
common goal of serving our country, to give all our young people a chance to have abetter
life. This is the way we have to meet our challenges: business, working together with ·
goveinment and labor, religious and community groups joining forces, people lending a hand
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to help one another. Today, we take another important' step to build on that progress.
The spirit of the Service Summit is stronger than ever, and it's up to us-- all of us-- to keep
it alive as we move forward together into a new century.
Thanks for listening.
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?
he National Service
High school juniors and seniors, in public and private schools, who have performed community service for at least a year can be nominated for the matching scholarship.
. Scholars program is an
opportunily for schools and communi-
WHAT TYPES OF SERVICE QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION?
The National Service Scholars program is intended to reward and encourage activities that
have a significant impact in meeting the needs of local communities. The types-of service
ties to recognize young people for
recognized could include:
outstanding volunteer service while
helping them continue their education.
The Corporation for National Service
* volunteer work for community organizations like the Boys and Girls Club;
* service through churches or synagogues;
* involvement in service-oriented school organizations;
* individual efforts to help others and improve the local community; and
* activities connected with service-learning programs in the school district.
is offering a matching $500 scholarWHO MAY NOMINATE A STUDENT FOR
A SCHOLARSHIP?
Any high school principal may designate an individual student to receive a matching
ship for one high school junior or
scholarship. The request for matching funds must include:
* the name of the individual;
* a description of the service that has been performed; and
* the source of the resources to be matched.
senior selected by each principaL
For 1997, at least $3 million in
matching funds is available.
A community organization or a high school official has significant flexibility in determining
the process for selecting the most outstanding volunteer for the matching scholarship. In
Communities are encouraged to
many cases, local organizations will nominate individuals and provide scholarships, and
provide one or more scholarships of
at least $500 to deserving students,
the principal will be responsible for the final selection of the school's one nominee.
HOW CAN SCHOOLS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY?
Schools and communities should begin now to take advanta&e of this unique
funded by the school district, commu-
program, which will help ~levate the prestige of service in secondary schools
nationwide. Look for more details, including a simple application package that will
nily or civic organizations, private
be mailed to principals in March. Your school can designate your scholarship winner before the close. of the current school year, and the Corporation for National
sector institutions, or other groups.
Service, will announce the matching scholarship after receiving your application.
Information about the program will be available after March from. the Citizens'
Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc. (CSFA), the national nonprofit student aid
service organization that is administering the program on behalf of the Corporation
for National Service.
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Students have contributed to their communities and· schools through their involvement in a
multitude of volunteer service activities. Students can be found working at day care centers, food
shelves, or soup kitchens; tutoring or providing recreational supervision for young children;
visiting and helping their elderly neighbors; or cleaning up a park to make it more inviting to area
residents.
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To qualify as a National Service Scholar and receive a $500 matching scholarship, a srudent must
have reeeived a local scholarship of at least $500.
The majority of srudents received $500 scholarships:· however, local scholarships are of varying
amounts as illustrated below.
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$550- $750
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FROM:
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THE WHITE HOUS£
WASHINGTON
Dear National Service Scholar:
· Congratulatibns on your selection as ~ National
Service Scholar.· I am delighted to join your family,
friends, teachers, and community in celebrating this
impressive achievemen~.
You were nominaced for this n~cio~al honor beciuse
o~ your outstanding servic~ to others. Even it your
young age, you have already embraced one of America's
most enduring ~deals -- the notion that we can meet .our
challenges and solve our pr6blems by working together as
a communit.y.
Being named a National Service Scholar is not 6nly an
honor but also a responsibility, because you are an example
for Americans of all· ages.
I urge you co cont. inue to f in·d
ways t.o serve, and to engage others ln service, throughout
your edu~ation and your life.
Thank you for you~ dedication tc service and best
wishes for continued success.
Sincerely,
�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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C 0 R P 0 RA TI 0 N
FOR NATIONAL
rJsERVICE
October 20, 1997
MEMORANDUM TO:
DIANA FORT~~
FROM:·
GARY KOWALCZYK
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARS
Enclosed is background information concerning the scholars program.
Among the key points are:
•
There were 1,693 winners in the first year of the program, a start-up year
where information was not disseminated until the Spring of 1997.
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The Corporation will have $5 million, or sufficient funds to provide 10,000
scholarships, in the se·cond year (1997-98).
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Local communities make decisions concerning the scholarship winner, and
Jocal organizations provide the matching funds.
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Recognition of outstanding service by high school students is a key strategy in
· increasing service learning opponunities throughout the country.
Any questions can be directed to me at 202-606-5000, ext. 340.
Enclosure
1100 Vcnnont A«nue, NW
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A. Program Summary
B. The National Service Scholars Program Fact Sheet
C. Example of Press Release for National Service Scholarship
D. Example of Local Program: San Francisco
E. 1997 Statistics of Gender, Etlmicity, and Grade Level
F. Focus of Scholars, Community Service Activities
G. Most Frequent Local Providers of Matching Scholarships
. H. Recipients by High School State
I. Examples of Individual Wiimers .
J. Local News Clippings ofNational Service Scholarships
1. Siloam Springs, AR
2. Crestview, FL
3. Rockville, MD
4. Faribault, :MN
5. Spring Mills, PA
6. Camden, SC
7. Sununerville, SC
8. Blountville, TN
K. Acceptance Letter for Senior National Service Scholars from President Clinton
L. Acceptance Letter for Junior National SerVice Scholars from Harris Wofford
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP'?
he National Service
High school juniors and seniors, in public ·and private schools, who have performed comScholars program is an
opportunity for schools and commun~
munity seni.ce for at least a year can be nominated for the matching scholarship.
WHAT TYPES OF SERVICE QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION?
The National Service Scholars program is intended to reward and encourage activities that
ties to recognize young people for
have a significant impact in meeting lhe needs of local communities. The types of service
recognized could include:
outstanding volunteer service while
helping them continue their education.
The Corporation for National Service
* volunteer work for community or.~J;anizations lik~ the Boys and Girls Club;
* service through churches or synagogues;
* involyement in service-oriented school organizations:
* indi...idual efforts to help others and improve the local community; and
* activities connected with service-learning programs in the school district.
is offering a matching $500 scholarWHO MAY NOMINATE A Sl'UDEN'J' FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?
Any high school principal may designate an individual studem to receive a matching
. ship for one high school junior or
I
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senior selected by each principal.
For 1997, at least $3 million in
matching funds is available.
scholarship. The request for matching funds must include:
* the name of the individual;
* a description of the service that has been performed; and
* the source of the resources to be matched.
A community organization or a high school official has significant flexibility in determining
Communities are encouraged to
provide one or more scholarships of
at least $500 to deserving students.
the process for selecting the most outstanding volunteer for the matching scholarship. In
many cases, local organizations 'Will nominate individuals and pro.,idc scholarships, and
the principal v..ill be responsible for the final selection of the school's one nominee.
HOW CAN SCHOOLS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY?
Schools and communities should begin now to take. advantage of this unique
funded
by the school
district, commu-
program, which will help elevare the prestige of service in secondary schools
nationwide: look for more details. including a simple application package that will
. nity or civic organizations, private
be mailed to principals in March, Your school can designate your scholarship winner before the close of the current school year, and the. Corporation for NaLional
seclor institutions, or other groups.
Service will announce the matching scholarship after receiving your application.
Information about the program will be available after March from the Citizens'
Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc. (CSFA), the national nonprofil student aid
service organization that is administering the program on behalf of the Corporation
for National Service.
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July 25, 1997
President Clinton annouriced today that more than 1,600 high school students have won·
$1,000 scholarships in the first year of the National Service Scholars Program. The college
scholarships recognize outstanding conununity service.
The President proposed the program last fall in an address at Penn State University,.
challenging communities to raise at least $500 for their local high schools, which the federal
govenunent would then match. High school principals nominate the junior or senior with a ·
strong commitment to community service to receive scholarships.
The $500 federal match is provided by the Corporation for National Service, which launched
the pilot National Service Scholars Program this spring in partnership with the Citizens'
Scholarship Foundation of America. The deadline to apply for the program was June 30, and
1,683 high schools submitted nominees.
The program proved extremely popular, with a host ~fleading community organizations
stepping forward to raise local scholarships and secure the federal matc:h. The most frequent
local contributors inclu~e: Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Dollars for Scholars, Seventh Day
Adventists, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Elks, Women's Clubs, the Masons,
Soroptomists, Jwrior Leagues, Optimists, Jaycees, Quota International, Sertoma, Parent Teacher
Associations and Chambers of Commerce. The Miss America Foundation committed to
providing matching scholarships in every state; Sallie Mae provided the matching funds for
every public high school in the District of Columbia; and the Minnesota state legislature voted to
fimd the match for all high schools in the state.
When he announced the initiative at Penn State, President Clinton said, "I want every
principal in America to be able to stand up before a graduating class and announce the name of a
National Service Scholar. We should make service to the comnl.unity a part of every high school··· ... .
in America and a part oflife of every dedicated citizen in the United States." Noting ·the success·
of the pilot effort, the President today challenged schools and communities to award scholarships
to many more students next year, with the goal of instituting the program in all high schools.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jill Sander Bennett
202-606-5000, Ext. 293
. CORPORATION
FOR NATIONAL
rJSERVICE
<NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL OR HOME TOWN> STUDENT
AWARDED NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
<Name of Student>, of <Home Town>, has been named a National Service Scholar
and awarded a college scholarship of$500 by the Corporation for National Service in
·' recognition of an outstandingrecord of comnrt,mity service.
·
The award matches a local scholarship of$500 provided by <Name of Sponsor>.
Launched last fall by President Clinton, the National Service. Scholars program
challenges communities and local organizations to raise at least $500 for a junior or
senior in their local high school, which the federal government then matches. School
principals select scholarship recipients.
<Last Name of Stud~nt> is arriong ·1 ,688 first-year scholarship winners' ~ounced by
President Clinton in his recent radio address on community service~· "Next year it will
be even bigger;" he said. "Our goal is to make this program available in every high
school.,'
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<Last Name of Student> graduated <or will graduate> from <Naln.e of High School>
and plans to attend <Name of College>.
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High schools and local organizations interested in next year's National Service
Scholars progr.am may call, 202-606-5000, Ext: 293..
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The Corporation for National Service is a public-privat~ partnership that administers
three national service initiatives-·Ameri.Corps,Nationat Senior Service Corps, and
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Learn and Serve America.
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·The National Service Scholar.s pro.gram is adl!linistered by Citizens' Scholarship ·
Foundation of America, Inc~ (CSFA), a national nonprofit student aid service
organization headquartered in St. ·Peter, Minnesota. ·
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National Service Scholars Program
JSOS Riverview Road
P.O. Box68
St. Peter. MN 56082
l"he San Francisco Unified School District is. very pl~ed to submitl2 National Service Scholm
Certification Forms. Tbe local sponsor providing the SSOO.OO match for each scholanhlp is the
M'Kesson Foundation. We arc particularly proud since the majority of the schola~ have attained
their scholarships through their involvement in senricc learning as part of their high school
education.
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Every public high school in San Francisco received the nomination form and selecfed studcnu at
the 12 schools were presented a certificate at Linking San Francisco's annual Celebrate Stn~ice
E.,ent on May 22. 1997. The event was attended by over 150 parents. students. teachers.
community members, and city 3nd school district officials. Lo.cally. the scholmbip is named the
San Francisco Service SchPlars Jlrogram {please see the enclosed example of our certificate).
As a school district program working hard for the past four yean to promote and encourage service
learning in our publi~ schools. the Nilltional Service Scholan Program has been an extremely
valuable initiative that recognizes and rewards the achievements and service of our most comrnltt~d
young citizens. We thank you fat your vision and we look forward to continuing this tradition wilh
you.
Sincerely.
JiJJ lic:kman
Program Director
Linking San Francisco/San Francisco Unified S~hool Distzict
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Mike Hn1dJ, CalScrve Coordinator .. CA Department of;BducaUon .
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Jessica Keener graduated from Comad Weiser High School in Wernersville
Pennsylvania. She volunteered at a day-care and met a deaf boy whom none of the staff
or children could communicate with. She taught herself American Sign Language so she
could communicate with him and act as an interpreter. She began volunteering at the ·
center two to three times a week and taught basic signing to the other children. Jessica
will attend Bloomsburg University in the fall where she plans to major in elementary
education for deaf children. CommUnity scholarship provided by: Comad Weiser Rotary
. Club and JNL Industries,
Flora Lugo graduated from St. Jean Baptiste High School in New York, New
York. For the'past three years Flora has volunteered as a mentor and tutor to elementary
school students in a local public school. She helped the students With reading, math, ESL
and talked with them about drugs, peer pressure and conflict resolution. Flora plans to
attend Fordham University in the fall. Community scholarship for $1000 provided by:
Soroptomist Society (NYC)
Osama Beshir graduated from. Luke C. Moore Academy Senior High School in
· Washington, DC. He participated in community cleanup efforts, volunteered at the
Capital Area CommUnity Food Bank, and worked with people with disabilities. Osarna ·
will attend Catholic University of America in the fall. Community scholarship provided
by: Sallie Mae.
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Amanda Hardy graduated from Carmichaels Area High School in Crucible,
Pennsylvania. She has volunteered in Greene County Memorial Hospital for the past five·
years. In addition, she regularly volunteered at Saint Anne's Soup Kitchen, nursing
homes,. the local elemen~ary school, Meals on Wheels, the Civic Club and with the
Humane Society. In Cannichael Area High School she worked with handicapped
students and organized numerous blood drives. In the fall Amanda will attend
Waynesburg ~allege. Community Scholarship provided by: VFW Post 3491.
Andrew Southerland graduated from Arendell Parrott Academy in Kinston,
North Carolina. During his Sophomore year, he recruited and organized 146 students
from five local high schools to collect cleaning supplies for a local homeless shelter.
Following the devastation of Hurricane Fran. he helped organize an emergency food drive
to collect canned goods for storm victims. Outreach effons·to the local elementary,
middle and high school students resulted in two full truckloads of canned goods delivered
to the Salvation Army. In addition, he regularly volunteers at a local soup kitchen.
Andrew will attend North Carolina State University in the fall. Community Scholarship
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provided by: Mary Ruffin Poole Foundation.
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community service. The award
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Siloam Springs High School
and plans to attend Brigham
in his recent radio address on Young University.
community service. "Next year·
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her outstanalli~-reco:rci"'of ~otfuliuni~'S" service. The;
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National Scholarship award
By JIM HANNAh
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PRING MILLS Kylie
Gensimore, a 199i Penns
Valley Area High School '-'iddualt. didn't know sh~: had been nominated for a Sl.OOO ~atiunal St-n·ic~
&:holarship until her fonner principal telephoned her to 5ay a check
arrived in hE'r namt".
The !'cholar!;hip is on~ of the lir~r
community St:'rvice $<:holarshiPs
R"ivt"n und~r a fedl•ral program
un\'eiled by Pre-sidt-nt Clinton when
he vi~ited Pt•nn State last y('ar.
. Penn~ V<~llt')· wa:; rhc- ()nly CE'ntre
Coumy hi~h sdiO•lllll t!t:l ont'.
Nationv.id~. 1.600 wen· awardt:d.
Gensimnrt. 111.. of Rt·bt>rsburg
plan!" ICl major in prt·-mc:di('il) and
biology at Juniata Cullt>~t:' in
Hunlingcl<m ..
For a di~trkt w be t."li!!ibl<" I<• J..Pj"t'
tbt' :'l'holan;hip ro a :<tudt:>nt. tht'
!'dwol rnu~t match lht- gu\'t.:rnnwnt",; S50tl con Lributi1:n.
f-'l'nlll' \";•llt>v·:: m;uc-hin.r funds
camt> frrJm Ht-rald and Ht-lt"n \\'i~e.
both f(>rml:'r Srau.• Collt's,!t' Area
School District te-acht>no. who are
Jon~-li~<.· Pt!nnl' Valll'y rl'sidt>nts.
~trs. WisC' said tht- rur:~l distrirt
W<)uldn'r bt> abte·ICI afiord funding
uyoung ladies
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like her are the
future ofAmerica.
We have to provide
for them."
Helen \\r-ise.
{onna
crad1t:r
rhe scholan:;hip without donation~.
Atter hearing Clinton's commc:ncemt."nt spet"ch at Penn SLate,
lht- couple wrote- a SSOii cht'ck.
whkh t:overed tht hiArh school's
~hare of the mat~:hing granl.
~~r~. Wi~t:' !'aid Pl'nns \"alley wa~
tht' fir~t di~trkr to avply fur the
~holarship.
:\he i~ a jom1tr prt>~idt>m of 1l1e
:"\ aticmal Educathm As~oci<ltion.
d<'puty rhir:d of !i:Wf for (()nner Gov.
Hobe-rt C;1::-;ey and .a P~·nn State
trustee l'mr:riru~.
She hopes more- peoph:· will
donate mont:"y a:-; wurd sprtoacl~
about the :.-chularship.
This \'ear at lea,;:t S3 million in
matching fund:: were available .
Wi~e said th~ scholar,;hips v.ill
be availablt:' nexr year. but Congre~s
ha~om"1 <l!!'!"Cl•d on how much money
to spt>nd.
·1 hope 10 peoplt• donate- mont>y
nexl year.'' ~he said.
The National Service &holar~
program allow~ ~chou!:,; and com-
munitit-s ro recognize young J)t'oplt:
f1lr our~tandin~ volunlt'er St'rvict'
whilt'! ht"lping them continut' tht:ir
t'ducation.
Tht· program is inrendf'd w
n-ward and enrourd~e acli..-ilit'!' that
significantly nw~1 Lh~ nt•ed!' of the
Inc<~! communi~·-
Gen~imort"
volunltt'rt'd .for Re-d
Cn•s:-; blood drive~. art'a you1h
rht"1irs and u:ilh youth organizations.
"Youn~ ladie~ like her an: tht·
futurt' of Ameri~:a:· ~1rs. Wi::r said.
whilt• pnintinl! to Gcnsimort.
"Wt> ha\'e to prm•idc· for lht:m.'' .
Tht: 1'\!.'o md inr lht:> tir!'t timt' :u
the di~trict"!- office un Thursd<ty ;,:;
Gcn~ir.tort' pkkt'd up h~r ~rholar
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G\·n:-irnort" calll•d Lhe- ~<"holar.-hip
"unt•xpect~d.- Til~ new!i camt• a~
she was packing to movt- to her
dorm.
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been named a 1997. National Ser- local high school, which the fedvice Scholar and awarded a col- eral goYem.me~t then matches.
lege scholarship. of $500 by the School principals select achol.a:rCorporation for National Service ship recipients.
in reccignitio~ of
outstanding
Yo~g is· among 1,690 firstrecord of community service.
year · scholarship winners an•
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The award matches a .local radio address on community serschol~p of.$500 ptOvided by. vice. "Next year it -will be even
BellSouth Inc. Launched lB.St fall bigger," he said. "Our goal ie to
by President Bill Clinton, the Na- !hake this program available in
tiona! Service Scholars program every high school."
Yoimg graduated from North
challenges communities and local
organizations to raise at least Central High School and-attends
an
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Clemson University,
The Corporation for National
Service is a public-private "partnemhip that administers three
nati~al service initiatives Ameri~ma.,.;National Senior Ser·
vice Corps and Learn and Serve
America.
The National Service Sc.b.olars ·
program is administered by Citizens' Schol.a:rship Foundation of
America Inc., a national nonprofit
student aid· .service organization
he~dquartered in St. Peter, Minnl
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~c:rvice in recogniiionof3R
oulsCon(h ng record of
Community service.
The award matches a local
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(lrogram cbllllenges com- . even bigger," he said. "OW"
unities and .local crganiza- . goal' is lo make this program
lions to ·raise at least $500 anllable. in every high
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ani plans to attend College
select scholarship recipient£.
of Charleston.
High schools and local orPolito is among 1.690 . ganizations interested irt
first-year scholarship win- next year's National Service
ners announced by President Scholars program may call,
Clinton in his .recenl radio 202-606-SOOO, Exl. 293.
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service organization headquartered in St. Pete., Minnesota.
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BLOUNTVILLE, TN
WEEKLY
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SEP 25 1997
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Misty
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National Corporation.for National Sei:-vice
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been named a 1997 National
Service Scholar and awarded a
college scholarship of $500 by
rhe Corporation for National
Service in reco~nition of an.
omsranding record of communicy -service.
·
The award matches a local
scholarship of $500 provided .
by Beta Gamma Chpt. Alpha ,
Del[a K. Launched last fall by
President Clinton, the National ·
Service Scholars program chal- ,
lenges communities and local
organizations to raise at least
$500 for a "junior or senior in
their local high school, which
the federal government then
matches.
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scholarship· winners
announced by President Clinton
in his -recent radio address· on
community service. "Nest year
it will be even bigger," he said,
"Our goal is to make
pr(J.gram available in every high
school."
Baker
graduated
from
Sllllivan Central High School
and plans· to attend University
of Tennessee: Knoxville.
Misty ·is the daughter of
Mike and Ginger Baker,
Bristol; granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hopper, Bristol,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Baker of
·Blountville.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Dear National Service Scholar:
Congratulations on your selection as a National
Service Scholar. I am ·delighted to join your family,
friends, teachers, and community in celebrating this
impressive achieveme~t.
You were nominated for this national honor because
of your outstanding service to others. Even at your
young age, you have already embraced one of America's
most enduring ideals -- the notion that we can meet our
challenges and solve our problems by working together as
a community.
Being named a National Service Scholar is not only an
honor but also a responsibility, because you are an example
for Americans of .all ages. I urge you to continue to find
ways to serve, and to engage others in service, throughout
your education and your life.
Thank you for your dedication to service and best
wishes for continued success.
Sincerely,
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August 15, 1997
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Dear <Student>~
Congratulations! Your high school has named you a National Service Scholar in recognition of
your outstanding service to your community. Your local scholarship provided by <name of
sponsoring organizalion> is being matched with a $500 scholarship fi·om the Corporation for
National Service.
Since you are not yet going to college, you will be contacted next June after your high school .
graduation so you can provide infom1ati~n about your college choice. Your scholarship award
check will be mailed to you in August 1998. If you have questions about the scholarship or how
lhe enclosed check cnn be used, please call 888-275-5018,
As one of 1,688 students honored as National Service Scholars in the program's first year. you
can be proud of your accomplisluuent. To help you tell olhers about your scholarship and the
value of service, 1 have enclosed a sample press release that you can give to your local
newspaper.
Best wishes as you continue your education. I hope that your commitment to service will
continue in the years ahead.
Sincerely,
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Chief Executive Officer
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�Service Sum.m.it Facts
The .1997 Service Summit ..
*The Service Summitwas attended by 30 governors and 140 communities as well as
numerous corporations and non-profits.
*80% of companies have volunteer programs
AmeriCorps
.
*AmeriCorps has allowed more than 70,000 young Americans to work through college
while giving something back to the community.
*AmeriCorps members receive an education voucher worth$4,725. The voucher can
be L:JSed to cover future costs of college or vocational school and to pay back student
loans ..
*There will be approximately 190,000 AmeriCorp volunteers by the year 2000
AmeriCorps Scholarships
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*Clinton has promised to provide 50,000 new AmeriCorps scholarships over the next
five years
*77 organizations have responded to that challenge by sponsoring 10,000 new ·
. AmeriCorps members next year
*The new program gives the AmeriCorps scholarship to a nonprofit charity or religious
organization, but expects that organization to pickup the living expenses of the
volunteer.
America Reads
*America Reads is a proposal costing $2.74 billion, the money would support 25,000 .
volunteer coordinators, that would be responsit;>le for over one million volunteer tutors.
National Service Scholars
*After one year 1600 high-school Juniors and Seniors ·with outstanding volunteer
service records will be selected as National Service Scholars.
*For the 1997 year, there is at least $3 million in matching funds available.·
*Scholars will receive $1000 or more which is intended for college tuition. The funding
for this, costs the government $500 and is matched by community organizations, such·
as Miss America Foundations, The American Legion, The Rotary Club, The Elks Club
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*There were 1,693 winners in the first year of the program, a start-up year where·
information was not disseminated until the Spring of 1997.
*The Corporati_on will have $5 million, or sufficient funds to provide 10,000 scholarships,
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*Recognition of outstanding service by high school student is a key strategy in
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The Announcement- On Friday, you and President Bush }viii announce the Summit to be held ·
in Philadelphia on April27-29 and some of the initial co~itments. You can also announce
that Colin Powell has agreed to your and President Bush' s1 invitation to serve as a General
Chairman of the Summit itself. The Summit is being jointly organized by the Corporation for
Nationaf SeiVice and the Points ofLight Foundation.
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The First Commitments- You will be able to announce
this process has already resulted in
more than twenty significant pledges from major instituti~ to address major social problems.
Examples include:
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Colwn.bia/HCA has committed to fully iriununize one ~ion children through their health
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters- has pledged to double their Lentoring relationships, reaching
200,000 matches through the year 2000. They pledge tbt the "Bigs and Littles" will
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that each disadvantaged child has:
1) an ongoing relationship with a caring adult 2) a safe pla¢e for structured activities during
non-school hours; 3) a healthy start; 4) economic opportunity through education, including the
ability to read 5) and opportunities to give back to others. Jp the weeks leading up to the
summit,.task forces ofleaders from business, organized lalfr, the media, religion, education and
philanthropy will work to set specific n1llllerical targets. ,.
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The Summit Event -First, the President and First Lady, former President Bush and Ford and .
the participating First Ladies will join together at Indepen~nce Hall in Philadelphia in a historic
call to service, Second, local, state and national leaders frotn all sectors will announce
organizational commitments to action. Third, representativ~s from 100 communities from 50
states will work together to organize local efforts to reach t1te goals.
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these goals. General Powell will be its Chairman of the Bo~d and an experienced CEO ~ill run
the operation. This partnership will work to secure fund.inglfrom major f~undations and then
distribute smaller grants to local organizations that address ;these major challenges.
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Erskine asked me to give you an update on the plans for tije Summit in Philadelphia, April
27-29. and information on the scope of our hopes for the pftermath to the Summit. And I
want to stress as strongly as I can the need to go ahead wi~h the announcement Friday.
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The Sununit ties together several ofthe key themes ofyoJ presidency. You have called
for citizens to come together to address the challenges of*'eir communities. The Summit
is designed to dramatically increase public awareness abou[ the role of service and
volunteering to solve problems, to de-politicize the issue o'f national service, and to
stimulate specific commitments for problem solving. ln co*vening the Summit with
President Bush you are showing your commitment to bipartisanship and your ability to
catalyze action without creating a big new federal spendin$ program.
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When we talked abounhe Sununit on the trip to your Co$nencement talk at Penn State,
I told .~ou why the Summit was _a ce~tra! pa_rt o~the str~te$-_to establish National Service.
as a wtdely-supported, non-parttsan mstltutton m Arnencari life, and to have the
Corporation for National Service act as a catalyst for a lar~e national coalition "to crack
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A major, historic opportunity to make service pen-partisan will be the
Citizen Service Summit, now scheduled for AP,ril27-29 in
Philadelphia. President Bush has committed toUoining you in the call ·
for service, and we are working on getting Na.?cy Reagan and
Presidents Carter and Ford. We have reason tq hope that Colin
Powell will agree to some high profile role at ~e summit. ·
Organizations and institutions invited to the Summit will be asked to
come wirh tangible commitments to new actioJ that will help create
the conditions for the su.ccess of American yo~th.
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Together, these proposals provide a grand the~e for your presidency- a government helping citizens to solve problems through service,
and in the process, expanding educational opp~rtunity. By
empha.Sizing local, volunteer-oriented solutionf. you recognize that
while the era of big government is over-- the jera of big citizens-and big citizen action - had better begin. It w~uld demonstrate that
you have far-reaching, far-sighted and effectivf ideas for addressing
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1995 when we stated our hope he would be chair of the S~mmit) was not mentioned in my
November 5th memorandum because at that time he had tutned us down. Since then, Ray
Chambers became the chair of our joint Points of Light Fo~ndation--Corporation for
National Service Steering Committee, and set ·out to persuladc Powell to be General
Chairman ofthe Summit and ofwhatever continuing partnbrship emerged. Recently, he
succeeded in getting Powell, who now says the Summit a~d aftennath efforts will get a lot
of his time and attention.
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Since then as well, President ford has agreed to come for the morning of April281h but
must leave later for Atlanta for some international event b~ing convened by President
Carter - who says he cannot come to Philadelphia becau~e of that prior comitment.
Rosalyn Carter may be able to come and some electronic qonnection to President Carter is
expected. Nancy R:agan has said she will come while Lady Bird !ohnson has declined
because ·of her eye stght and health problems, but may arrJnge a vtdeo.
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by Governors Weld and Engler. Governor Dean of the Democratic Governors
Association is actively working with us. So is Dick Celest~ and Richard Gordon, the
fonner policy advisor ro Governor .Bayh. All Governors are being invited and we expect a
number to attend. Governor Engler expects to announce the Summit, to be seconded by
Governor Carper, at the closing plenary of the NGA wint~r meeting February 4'h_
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· delegations, and a number are expected to attend. Mayor fendell is enthusiastically
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for each of the five goals. Mayor Menino and I talked ofth~ Summit to the U.S.
Conference ofMayors session last Saturday. and Mayor victor Ashe? our newest
Corporation board member. is representing us actively, as i~ our staff colleague. Jim
Scheibel, former Mayor of St. Paul.
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years. My memorandum outlined what we have proposed:
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·of the century on many of the challenges fa · so many young people
today. Organizations and institutions invite to the Summit will be asked to
come with a tangible commitment to new a~on that will help create the
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develop and reflile measurable targets. The Summit should be seen as the
beginning of an on-going process through the year 2000. It will provide an
organizing model for many others who findlthis model an impetus to new
action. We would hope to track some ofth~ progress being made in
communities over the next few years and re.<;onvene a Sununit in the year
2000 to see if together we are actually solving some of the problems
confronting children and youth and celebrate what is being acheived.
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The specific targets (in that memorandum) for additional
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volunte~rs engaged in work with the young. and additional youth engaged in service, are
not now proposed for the announcement Friday. But such ~argets are very much a part of
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notable of which I attach. Major foundations - led by Pe~. Kellogg and the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. each of which has invested m6re than $400,000 each - are
considering much larger investments in funding local and qational programs to achieve the
five goals. Ray Chambers has had talks that make him beli~ve a post-summit fund for
service of $1 00 million is in sight.
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I add that all of this has been put together before General Powell recently agreed to be
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recently Ray Chamhers and his personal network, have m4de this possible.
Ray reports that ~he major foundations interested suggest~ 501 (c) (3) corporation to be
the funding mechanism, to receive some of the funds and ~llocate them to programs
working on the goals. Note that many of the programs utiJize AmeriCorps members and
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could be aided in meeting our requirements for private sect?r match. Indeed, one of the
latest commitments-- from IBM~ for a Technology Co~s proposes to pay half of the
costs of utilizing 40 AmeriCorps*VISTA members. Anothtr example: at the national
board of the Bog Brothers/Big Sisters. after my presentatiof, a resolution was adapted
(enthusiastically seconded by Senator D.an Coates) to rnak9, as their commitment for the
Suii1I111t: ihe doubling of Bog Brothers/Big Sisters from 10~,000 to 200.000, by the year
2,000, and the requirement that all 200.000 matches jointly1do a sustained project of
commUnity service. This idea grew out of their AmeriCorp~ and Corporation Learn and
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- and the goal of half of the nearly one-million work-study~obs going into corrununity
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continued leadership of the Corporation for National Service.
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citizen service. It is the occasion when you can reach beyo~d ApteriCorps to embrace and
salute and support the far larger family of service in the co*ntry.
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IDEAS AND WISH LIST FOR SERVICE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
As requested, 'the following me~o c~ntains our preliminary suggestions fo~ ··.
activities related to national service. Before laying out the specifics, however, it is crucial
to clarify our objectives, and the White House objectives, in proposing significantly
·stepped-up national service activity. We have two complementary goals; one broad and
one focused, both of which are served by increasing the personal involvement of the
President and other White Hot_Ise principals.
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and to strengthen the President's identification with service. Understandably, ·
the ~resident's inclination is to focus on AmeriCorps, and we hope to see his
support for AmeriCorps continue. Over the last y¢ar the President has also
been highly supportive of student service. He is at the forefront of a growing
movement, and he should stay there. That means continuing to speak about
service-leaming ..In addition, we would like to see the President expand the
scope of his service vision to actively include senior service. Today, there are
over 500,000 seniors serving in programs that the Corporation operates.
These pr~grams enjoy enonnous popular support, and we recommend that the .
President embrace senior service as an important new way of "Getting Things
Done."· By lending his active support to all the streams <?f service, the
President will strengthen his identificatio11 with the broader service
movement, and attract greater support to AmeriCorps.
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the other domestic service programs the Corporation for National Service
~dministers. In addition tothe ordinary legislative work, winning this
reauthorization in the ·context of a Republican Congress will take a visible
commitment from the Presidentand White House staff.
That said, I have listed below a numb~r of activities and events for the President
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included suggested time frames in parentheses.
America Reads·: This year the'Corporatiori pinned its hopes for increased funding
entirely on seeking funds to support the President's AmeriCa Reads initiative. With
strong help from the White House; the Corporation received substantial new funds for
'literacy related activities. The Corporation rece.ived $49 million in new fund~ for
. AmeriCorps ($25 ~1illion for AmeriCorps grants and $24 million for
AmeriCorps*VISTA) as well as $15. million more for Senior Corps ($1 0 million for the
Foster Grandparent Program and $5 million for RSVP). As planned, the White House
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service as a strategy for addn~ssing.national challenges. {Already started atth~ sigt:ing
ceremony. Should continue.)
Announce the Reauthorization Bill:: We need to develop support for the
President's reauthorization propo.sal over the next two and.a half ~on,ths, before
Congress returns. A Presidential rumouricement that the legislation is being. (or will be)
i~troduced and that' reauthorization is a Presidential priority is critical to our chances of
success. Depending on the nature of the initial announcement, we may (llso want to
consider a separate eyent on reauthorizationinvolving a bipartisan group of House and
Senate supporters of AmeriCorps· anq national service. (November ...:..January)
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years ago, the Martin Luther King Holiday has been designa!ed as a national day of
service. We call it ~'A Day On, Not a Day OfC', The Corporation and the King Center
are the lead agencies in carrying out this day of service. We hiwe just completed a grant ·
review process .and h(lve fi~al ~rant .decisions to announce. These grants - ~ach between
$2,000 and $5,000 -go to local groups to organize King Holiday service activities. We
would love to have the President/White House announce these grants, and to announce a
major effort to have pe~ple perfor!n service ohthe holjday. Dexter Kirig, who heads the
King Center, and others could be involved in this announcement.. In addition, the
National Basketball Association (NBA) is a supporte~~ofthe MLKDay of Service and
has indicated that it would make stars (not Michael Jordan) available for an .
announcement if we would like that. (November)·
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Holiday is Do Something, a youth leadership organization. Do Something has developed
a program known as Kindness and Justice, which is a two week "curriculum" that leads
up to the Kit~g Holiday. Do Something, which was co-founded by the actor Andrew
·Shue, would like to have the White House encourage schools to take up the Kindness and
Justice program. This inight work-with announcing the MLK Day grants. Do Something
would make Andrew Shue, and potentially other Hollywood types, available for an
·announcement. This could b~ done with the MLK Grants, or separately. (November. December)'
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real, it would be extremely helpful to have the President actually participate in a service
event on the holiday: There will many high pn;)file eve~ts in the Washington area that the
President could join. We will pl(lri.and implement a service event especially suited to the
President ifthat heips. In addition, it would be great to have acti~e participation from
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White House staff has prepared an interim report for the President on the
Administration~s prog·ress in fulfilling its Summit commitments~ ·I recommend that the
. President send a letter to General Powell summarizing ~hat has been done (or sending a · .
copy ofthe memo if. that. is appropriate) and saying that the White House and the
Administration will be even more active iri the next six ~onths. In the context of this
pledge, the .President might also ask that America's Promise take up the challenges that··
are Adnii1,1istration priorities. For instance, the President could ask that in the pursuit of
Goal 3- a Q.ealthy st~rt --America's Promise make a priority of getting children who are
eligible for health insurance connected to that insurance and getting them health care.
(Powell's six-mcirith ·report will be delivered on November 25 at Hine Junior High in the
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President and each White House principal should plan to participate in a state or local
summit There are plans for many summits in the spring, and the Corporation's' national
service network is playing a leading role in ~any of these activities. We can help select
particularly strong summits for the Presidentand others to attend. (March- May· .1998)
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Meeting with National Service Participants:. Even fo~ those· of us who work in
this field every day,itis important to rekindle our dedication and enthusiasm for service
by spending time with national ~ervice participants. ·There are various ways in which we
could ~ange for the President to' hear from those on the front lines in national service:
he co~ld visit the DC Campus of the AmeriCorps*NCCC; our residential'AmeriCorps
program; or we could bring a sampling of national service participants, including
. ,students; full-time AmeriCorps members an<;I senior service participants to a meeting at .
·the White House. \\;'hatever approach we take, I recommendthat if the President· is goi.ng
to become an active on service, it would be very useful for him to spend some time with ·
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· Think~rs/Leaciers Conference: The ~ational service movement has made great
strides urider the President's leadership. TheAmeriCorps program has ·put tens of
thousands of (mostly yoting).people in service·to the country., But AmeriCorps at its
current level is less than. the Pre~ident h~s hoped fo-r. If oilr goal is· to "m;:tke service the
common expectation and comnion. experience of all Americans," the question is how to
grow AmeriCorps and nationalservice.
The time is ripe to gather a relatively s~all gro~p of thinkers, leaders,
practitioners arid supporters in t~e service field for an intense strategy session about how
. we take nationaf service to the next level. The session; which would involve 35 -50
participants, would ~e a half day, private roundtable session 'in a setting such as Blair
House. ThePresid~nt would invite the participants ~ndwould himselftake part in a large
portion ofth~ meeting .. The fact of the meeting wo'l.lld be public but the meetin·g itself
would be closed to the press. (I can quickly develop a more elaborate description of this
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. High School Scholarships Event: In the first year, we gave out 1693 high school
service scholarships, which was the focus of a radio address in July. Local press on these
scholarships has been extreinely positive. Our partners in this endeavor include the major
civic organizations such as the ·.Rotary Club International, the Kiwanis, the Lions as well
as the Miss America Foundation and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The civic
organizations are just now signing a pact with the Ad~inistration, and the strong
likelihood is that they will support many more high school service scholarships this year.
This year, Congress has allowed the Corporation to use up to $5 million from the
National Service Trust to fund the scholarship· program, which means we can give a
scholarship in up to 10,000 high schools. To reach that goal- and the goal of getting to
every high school the following year- we need to expand our partnerships and publicize
the program. A presidential event on the program would accomplish both of these goals.
In addition, it has been proposed that the President send a letter to every high school
principal (or possibly every school superintendent) encouraging participation in the
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NBA All-Star Game: The NBA's summit commitment is to engage 100,000
young people in service. The league and the. teams are accomplishing this goal through a
program called Team Up. The league office focuses its efforts in the host city of the NBA
All-Star game, which is New York City this season. And as part of the All-Star Game
weekend, which includes a variety of popular events, the league and the New York
Knicks will invite 10,000 young people who have engaged in service through the · .
TeamUp programto a special celebration at Madison Square Garden. The. event, which
involves major celebrities and NBA players recognizing the service efforts of the young
people, will be broadcast on various television networks including NBC, TNT,
Nickelodeon, and others. This might be an excellent setting for the President to give a
strong service message. (The Team Up celebration is scheduled for Saturday February 71h
at 8:30a.m. at Madison Square Garden.)
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Daily Points of Light: The announcement that we are resuming the Daily Points
of Light was a success: The next step is to begin the program, starting January 1, 1998.
An event early in the ·year, at least inviting and hopefully including President Bush,
potentially in conjunction with national volunteer week in April, would be a great launch
for this new Corporation initiative. If the event comes in the early spring, it would
·coincide nicely with high season for our reauthorization bill. (March- April)
State of the Union: Ifthe reauthorization legislation is to take its place as a major
initiative for next year, then a prominent mention and powerful ask in the State of the
Union is a must. (January -·February)
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Communicating with State Commissioners: A central element of the ori~inal
strategy to build support for national service is our network of state commissions. ,Each
state (except North and South Dakota) has as Governor-appointed, bipartisan state
commission that is responsible for overseeing AmeriCorps grants in that state. In
addition, we have asked the state commissions to take the lead in working with others to
develop a "Unified State Plan" describing how all streams of service can work together in
the state. The Corporation has forged a strong· bond with these commissione~s, who now
number over 500. It would be great if the President could send a letter to the
commissioners thanking them for their hard work and dedication and asking for their help
in building greater support for nati<:mal service. (Anytime)
�Administration Accomplishments Since the Presidents' Service Summit
President Clinton is deeply committed to the goals of the Presidents' Summit for America's
Future held in Philadelphia last April. Service and the well-being of our nation's ·children have
·· been at the center of the President's agenda since he took office.· With America's Promise and
other partners, the Administration is working to attain the summit's goals for children -- a caring
adult, a safe place, a healthy start, a marketable skill, and a chance to serve. Since April, the
President has talked about service and the summit's five goals before many audiences, including
the Business Roundtable, the Conference of Mayors, the Welfare-to-Work Partnership, and the
radio address, and has recognized major co~orate commitments. At the same time, the
Administration has made made progress on all five goals.
The Spirit ail~ Work of the Summit Continues
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Since the summit, America's Promise andthe Corporation for National Service have continued
the work that began in Philadelphia -- working with communities at the grass-roots level and
securing commitments from corporate and non-profit America toward the five goals. America's
Promise, the independ~nt organi~ation founded to 'follow up on the summit, has garnered over
200 new commitments since the summit, some very substantial. Over 150 cities and states are
holding "mini-summits" around the country, with the help of America's Promise and the
Corporation for National Service. America's Promise is encouraging communities to become
"communities of promise" that take responsibility for reaching children at risk. The President has
met with General Powell to discuss progress since April ·and talk about future directions.
The President's Corporation for National Service is also helping corporations and non-profits
implement their summit commitments at the local level. Viacom is deploying its employee
volunteers through AmeriCorps. The Corponitiori's Learn and Serve America program is helping
in the delivery of eye exams and glasses to over 40,000 needy children promised by Vision·
Service Plan. The Corporation's National Senior Service Corps is helping the National.Education
·Association-Retired meet its commitment to deploy tho]lsands of retired teachers as tutors for
America Reads. AmeriCorps*VISTA is working withiDM to bring technology to community
organizations. .
The Administration is 1\foving Ahead on· the Summit's Goals
Since April, we have continued our work on the summit's five goals. Several of the following
initiatives were announced at the summit itself by the President or by federal agencies. ·
GOAL 1-- A CARING ADULT
Federal agencies are following through on the co~mitments they made at the summit to. increase
mentoring and tutoring efforts and launch new partnerships with corporations and- nonprofits.
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Mento ring: The Department of Justice has convened a new public/private Mentoring Alliance
to promote the summit's mentoring goal, disseminate information about best practices, and
determine how best to link volunteers with the children who need them. · Members include Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, One to One, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Save the Children. DOJ
has also followed through on its commitment to more than double the number of sites for its
· Juvenile Mentoring Program.
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The Department of Justice also completed its commitment to expand its Drug Education for
Youth (DEFY) summer camp program that promotes positive life choices for children between
the ages of9 and 12. After the summer program, the children are linked with mentors from the
local U.S. Attorney's office, police department,. or university.
In June, the Department of Health and Human Services launched a new partnership with the Girl
Scouts to teach girls about the dangers of substance abuse and other risky behaviors, featuring a·
new patch that' Girl Scouts can earn by completing the program. The Department ofDefense is
enrolling more students in Junior ROTC Career Academies, an alternative to the regular high
school JROTC program designed to address the special needs of at-risk youth.
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Partnerships with Schools: [The Social Security Administration,] the Department of Labor, the
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Transportation have started
new partnerships with schools.· The General Services Administration has begun a mentoring and
tutonng program called "Spend Time with America's Youth" (STAY) in partnership with the.
National Children's Museum. This summer the Department of Labor held a 4-week enrichment
program for elementary and middle school children. The Army has modified its leave policy to
make it easier for military and civilian personnel to volunteer in schools.
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GOAL 2 -- A SAFE PLACE
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White House Conference on Child Care: In October, the President and First Lady held the
first-ever White House Conference on Child· Care, focusing.on how to. ensure high qu.ality and
affordable child care. This effort builds on the Administration's earlier emphasis on the
importance of early learning. At the conference, the President announced that he will include a
child care initiative in his next budget proposal; called on Congress to establish "a new scholarship
fund to provide more than $300 million in scholarships over five years to up to a quarter of a
million child care providers; and announced efforts to facilitate effective background checks on
child care providers.
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In addition, the President announced steps to encourage the use of conuriunity service and
volunteers to strengthen and expand after-school programs. The Corporation for National
Service's new To Learn and Grow Initiative, a public-private partnership dedicated to expanding
. access to and enhancing the quality of after-school programs through service, released a "How-To
Manual" that shows after-school programs how to incorporate community service into their
programs.
GOAL 3 --A HEALTHY START
Children's Health: The Balanced Budget Act included a huge investment of$24 billion in
children's health care, the single largest investment in health care for children since 1965. This
Children's Health Initiative will give many more children the "healthy start" that the Summit
recognized as so important. In June, the President announced that Kaiser Permanente is
committing $100 million to provide health coverage for uninsured children in California,
complementing the Administration's efforts. The Administration is also focusing on outreach to
families who may not know their children are eligible for Medicaid or other health insurance.
GOAL 4 --AN EFFECTIVE.EDUCATION
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Reads and AmeriCorps: The Department of Education and the Corporation for
National ServiCe have begl.ln to implement the President's America Reads initiative this year,
while seeking resources from Congress for full-scale implementation. Nearly 800 colleges and
universities have committed to provide tens of thousands of work-study students as reading tutors
in the current school year as part of America Reads, the national literacy campaign to ensure that
every child can read well and independently by the third grad~.
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AmeriCorps members are working in 94 programs across the country to tutor and mentor, set up
after-school and summer programs, and recruit parents and community volunteers as tutors.·· In
the District of Columbia, over 1,000 college students, volunteers, seniors, and parents will tutor
first grade children in 16 of the neediest schools in the city. The Corporation is also launching a
new "Seniors in Schools" initiative in nine cities using 700 senior volunteers as literacy tutors in
some ofthe nation's poorest elementary schools.
Attracting and Preparing Talented Teachers for Underserved Areas: This summer,
President Clinton proposed a $350 million initiative to attract talented people of all backgrounds
into teaching at low-income schools across the nation, and to dramatically improve the quality of
training and preparation given to our future teachers. Urban and rural schools serving high
percentages of poor students face serious challenges in.Hieir teaching forces, with many t~achers
· arriving without the qualifications or preparation needed to succeed and with high rates of
attrition. This new initiative will help bring nearly 35,000 outstanding new teachers into highpoverty schools in urban and iural areas over the next five years. In addition, it ·will upgrade the
quality of teacher preparation at institutions of higher education that work in partnership with
.local schools in inner city and poor rural areas.
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School to Work: The A.dministrati9n's S~hool t9 Work program is· collaborating with America's
Promise, Junior Achievement, the National' Employer Leadership·Councit and the American
Society of Association Executives on "Groundhog Job Shadow Day," to be held February 2,
1998. ·The g9al is to pair·100,000 students with business mentors for that day.
Agency Efforts: 'The De~artrnent ofEducati~nfulfilled -~ su~t 'commitment by reaching over
1.5 million children through its suinmer reading program"Read*Write*Now!" Over 500,000 . .
·. reading partners participated in the program. The Department of Tninsportatiori launched its
new effort, the Garrett A. Morgan Tec~ology & Transportation Futures Program. Over 200
. partners have joined :QOT in its effort to reach one m1llion students by the year 200.0. The
program's goal is to improve the math,.science, and technology s~lls of our young people anq ·· . ·
stimulate inter~st in technology and transportation careers. [The Social Security Administration is.
· sponsoring an internal book drive to place appropriate reading materials for children in its field ·
offices.]
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(;OAL 5 --A CHANCE TO SERVE
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Ame,riCorps ~cholarships: We have increased opportunities forybung people to serve tqeir
communities. At the summit, the Presi_d(mt issued a .challenge to serVice and· religious
organizations that' we w9uld provide 50,000 new .AnleriCorps scholarships Over the next 5 years
to organi~ations that offer young people the chance ·to. serve .. The response since then has far
·exceeded our expectations. Severity-seven organizations answered that challenge, offering to .
sponsor io,ooonew AmeriCorps members. In Jurie, 8;900 scholarships were approved, well
ahead of our first-year plan for 5,000 scholarships;'
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·National Service Scholars: .·The Corporation for:National Service launched a .new.
Administration effort .to recognize and foste~. outstanding commuruty service among our nation's
youth. We .awarded scholarships to over, 1,600 high school students ~ith exemplary s~rvice
. recprds in the first .year of the National Service Scholars. program. A ho~t of leading co~unity ·
· organizations stepped forward -tp raise the .local match for the scholarships, includlngthe-Kiwanis,··
Rotary, Lions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the· American Legion, Elks, at;t.d Women's Clubs. Each
high school principal was invited to nominate a junior or senior for the scholarship ..For next year,
we have secured funding that will allow the progra~ to expand to lO,o'ob high schools-- almost
.half of all high schools in ~he nation.
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. Loan Forgiven~ss for. Community Service: ·• An Administration proposal for loan forgiveness .
for those who perform community service was .enacted as part of the bahinced budget. To
encourage private universities and non-profit organizations to offer loan forgiveness to borrowers
who take lower~paying serVice job~, the President proposed and won a provision that would not
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Welfare to Work: Since May, the Vice President has been leading the Coalition to Sustain
Success, a new partnership of civic organizations that is working with state and local government
to mentor families seeking to leave welfare for work and provide them with networking and
support. In addition, the Welfare to Work Partnership has mobilized over 2,500 businesses to
·hire welfare recipients, so that those parents can move into the economic mainstream and improve
· their children's future. The Partnership is helping companies all across the nation hire people
off welfare by providing information on best practices through a Bluepfint for Business and
other information available on their toll-free hotline and w:eb page, as well as working closely
with ·community and business leaders in a 'nu~ber of cities to promote innovative and effective
welfare to work initiatives. (Several summit goals.)
Department of Agriculture: In September, the Vice President and Agriculture Secretary Dan
Glickman convened a National Summit on Food Recovery, to develow a national strategy to
increase gleaning efforts by one-third by the year 2000. (Summit goal 5.)
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