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Have an emergency supply kit ready for disasters

An emergency supply kit simply is a bag with an array of items assembled to help one survive at least 72 hours when evacuating due to a disaster. 72 hours is the minimum time recommended because it...

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: RED RIBBON WEEK 2014 THEME CONTEST

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: RED RIBBON WEEK 2014 THEME CONTEST CALL-FOR-ENTRIES BE PART OF HISTORY BY CREATING NEXT YEAR’S NATIONAL THEME -  Win $500 Worth of Red Ribbon ...

Free program provides teachers with pencils to use during assessment testing

Treasurer Fitzgerald Helps Teachers Prepare Students for Assessment Test Free program provides teachers with pencils to use during assessment testing State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald ...

Pine 1 FEMA Corps Helps Local Humane Society in Branson, MO

Pine 1 Member Shelby holding Sadie at The Shepherd of the Hills Humane Society Adoption Center. By Megan Vaughn On Saturday November 2, 2013, four members of AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Team Pine 1 began their first day on a three day project for The Shepherd of the Hills Humane Society i...

4th Street Diner News

The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, November 17th will be Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Spinach, Peaches, Cake, WW Bread, Milk. On Monday, October 7th, four tabl...

NCCC FEMA Corps Spruce Five meets President Obama at FEMA headquarters

Team Leader Matt Labbe shakes President Obama’s hand. By Thomas Kenny and Dana Macabales, FEMA Corps members On October 7, 2013, exactly one week into the federal government furlough, Spruce 5 arrived at FEMA headquarters expecting a quiet, slow ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Kelli Beavers

Kelli Beavers, from Flushing, Mich., is a member of Cedar 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people between...

Have you considered long-term food storage?

  Many folks have purchased extra canned goods to store at home for emergencies. Along with home canned goods from their own garden, they could likely have meals for a couple of weeks. Bu...

NCCC Cedar 6 Team assists with Camp Wapsie land management

Team leader Nick Rossmiller bucks logs to later be split into firewood for use by campers. By Kelli Beavers AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 served with YMCA Camp Wapsie from October 18 to November 3. Cedar 6 was sent to YMCA Camp Wapsie to help implement the camp’s land managemen...

NCCC Maple 7 Tackles invasive species and helps Lauritzen Gardens

Erica Ratner, Corey Milligan, and Emily Mickelson prepare envelopes for Lauritzen Gardens members. By Corey Milligan Maple 7 started their last project in Omaha, Nebraska on October 18 with Lauritzen Gardens and finished on November 2. The team members were thrilled to close out the year wi...