Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

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The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is a U.S. federal law that significantly expanded national service programs like AmeriCorps to promote volunteerism and civic engagement across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
national service legislation ⓘ
administeredBy Corporation for National and Community Service ⓘ
amends Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ⓘ
National and Community Service Act of 1990 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdProgram AmeriCorps State and National expansion authorities ⓘ
linked to: AmeriCorps

Education Awards Only program ⓘ
Semester of Service program ⓘ
linked to: AmeriCorps

Social Innovation Fund ⓘ
Summer of Service program ⓘ
linked to: AmeriCorps

Volunteer Generation Fund ⓘ
Youth Engagement Zones ⓘ
enactmentYear 2009 ⓘ
expandedNumberOfPositions AmeriCorps member slots authorized to increase to 250000 ⓘ
focusPopulation college students ⓘ
disadvantaged communities ⓘ
older adults ⓘ
veterans ⓘ
youth ⓘ
includesProvision education awards for service participants ⓘ
priority for service in low-income communities ⓘ
service opportunities for older Americans ⓘ
service-learning in schools ⓘ
support for nonprofit capacity building ⓘ
introducedIn 111th United States Congress ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
namedAfter Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
policyArea civic engagement ⓘ
education ⓘ
national service ⓘ
volunteering ⓘ
policyGoal increase number of Americans engaged in service ⓘ
leverage private and philanthropic investment in social innovation ⓘ
programExpanded AmeriCorps ⓘ
AmeriCorps VISTA ⓘ
linked to: AmeriCorps

Learn and Serve America ⓘ
Senior Corps ⓘ
linked to: AmeriCorps
purpose expand national service programs ⓘ
promote civic engagement ⓘ
promote volunteerism ⓘ
relatedTo National and Community Service Act of 1990 ⓘ
shortName Serve America Act ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
signingDate 2009-04-21 ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States Senate ⓘ
titleOf Public Law 111-13 ⓘ

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111th United States Congress → passes → Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act ⓘ
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance → legalBasis → Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act ⓘ
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance → legalBasis → Serve America Act ⓘ
linked to: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act → shortName → Serve America Act ⓘ
linked to: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act