AmeriCorps week starts tomorrow. This year's theme is "AmeriCorps Works" - but have you ever wondered just how we know that AmeriCorps works? Well - here are some facts about AmeriCorps Impact from the AmeriCorps Week Impact Guide:
775,000: Number of people who have served as AmeriCorps members since 1994.
1 Billion: Total number of hours served by AmeriCorps members since 1994.
3.5 million: Number of disadvantaged youth tutored, mentored, or served by AmeriCorps
members in fiscal 2011.
3.4 million: Number of community volunteers managed or mobilized by AmeriCorps
members in fiscal 2011.
$480 million: Value of cash and in-kind donations leveraged by AmeriCorps members in
fiscal 2010.
15,000: Number of nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations served by
AmeriCorps members.
$2.2 billion: Total amount of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards earned by AmeriCorps
members since 1994.
$7.6 billion: Amount of AmeriCorps funds invested in nonprofit, educational, and faithbased
community groups since 1994.
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