1. Veterans and Military Family Engagement
Honor, Thank, Serve

2. CNCS Priority
Serving those who served us, as well as engaging the talents of our veterans and military families is a strategic priority for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Across the country, CNCS regularly commit millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours to this mission.

3. Priorities Services and Support to Military Families
Volunteer Opportunities for Veterans
Education and Certifications
Employment
Access to Benefits
Military Children
Wounded Warriors
Wellness and Other Support Services

4. Impact
Recruited more than 27,000 veterans to serve as AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members across 200 communities.
More than 500 Senior Corps projects and 8000 Senior Corps volunteers serve at Veterans Affairs facilities each year.
AmeriCorps NCCC provided service to over 76,000 veterans through more than 101,000 hours of project service.

5. AmeriCorps Florida: Veteran Service Spotlight
Duval Reads: Vet Success
NWF Environmental Stewards: Veteran/Military Family Engagement

6. Service and Engagement Strategies
Service project ideas
Letters to Servicemen
Wounded Warrior Project- Speakers
VA Medical Center
VA Homeless Veteran’s Program
Send care kits to military overseas.
Volunteer at American Legion
11 a.m. or 11:11 a.m. on Veteran’s Day moments of silence for those who’ve fought and died while in service to the country
Pick-up trash at a veteran’s cemetery
Calendars/post cards (Home Front Hugs)

7. Service and Engagement Strategies
Become an AmeriCorps Member
One-time service projects

8. National Veteran Corps
CNCS Initiative that recognizes veterans serving in AmeriCorps or programs that have a primary focus on the veteran and military family community on 11/11.
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