City of Philadelphia - File #: 060275

• File #: 060275
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/6/2006
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/6/2006
• Title: Urging the U.S. Congress to Restore Federal Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service to its Fiscal Year 2004 Level.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kelly, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Clarke

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/6/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/6/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/6/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Urging the U.S. Congress to Restore Federal Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service to its Fiscal Year 2004 Level.
Body
WHEREAS, The Corporation for National and Community Service was established in 1993 as the central organization to oversee a broad range of domestic community service programs including, but not limited to: VISTA, the National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; and

WHEREAS, Since the inception of the Corporation, more than one billion volunteer hours have been generated by Senior Corps volunteers; more than 400,000 individuals have served in AmeriCorps; and, more than one million high school students participate annually in service-learning initiatives funded by Learn and Serve America; and

WHEREAS, Through these national community service programs, millions of volunteers tutor at-risk youth, build homes for low-income people, respond to natural disasters, and care for homebound seniors; and

WHEREAS, The proposed federal budget presented by President Bush calls for a 5.4% reduction which represents a $48.5 million cut for Fiscal Year 2007 and continues the unfortunate trend of cuts to these critically important programs which began in FY 2004; and

WHEREAS, The current proposed reduction will mean a 5% cut to AmeriCorps, an 8% cut to Learn and Serve, and a complete elimination of the National Civilian Community Corps; and

WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, there are nearly 2300 active AmeriCorps members, and over 22,400 Learn and Serve participants; and

WHEREAS, In Philadelphia, the City benefits from hundreds of volunteers in these programs, including, but not limited to: City Year Greater Philadelphia, Youthbuild, Teach for America, Habitat for Humanity, Education Works, and the Red Cross; and

WHEREAS, AmeriCorps funds are critically important to these programs as demonstrated by the fact this funding stream prov...