President Obama launched his summer service initiative, United We Serve, on June 22 and has invited Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and Weatherizers across the nation to join his campaign to increase summer volunteer opportunities for Americans.
The Obama Administration will highlight organizations throughout the summer that successfully recruited volunteers for a new or existing project using Serve.gov.
Why should you participate?
- Great publicity for your agency! If you choose to participate, your efforts will be highlighted nationally and bring attention to your agency’s achievements.
- You’re already doing it! If your agency has existing volunteer projects, they count – just register.
- Recruitment made easy! If your agency is looking for volunteers for projects, the United We Serve website, Serve.gov, makes it easy for you to reach out to the community.
You can help the President’s "green" volunteer initiative succeed! President Obama has expressed great confidence in Community Action Agencies and Weatherization Service Providers across the nation; this is your opportunity to shine.
View our Q&A fact sheet for more detailed information.
How you can participate:
Sign on to serve.gov and register your project. (View our easy guide to registration)
- Register on serve.gov
- Post your project
- Start the project with your new volunteers
- Tell us about it! We will make sure your projects are getting extra attention from the Administration
BONUS: See this example of a Weatherization project for United We Serve to get ideas!
More Resources:
Economic Opportunity Studies is here to help you at every step of the way. If you have any questions or want more information, contact Lina Karaoglanova, Project Associate, at 202-628-4900 or l_karaoglanova@opportunitystudies.org at any time.
See the President’s video address:
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