MEDIA ADVISORY

New York State Commission on National and Community Service to Host Multiple Volunteer Service Projects as Part of AmeriCorps 30^th Anniversary Celebration

WHAT:  The New York State Commission on National and Community Service will sponsor volunteer service projects in multiple sites in Brooklyn as a follow-up to the 2024 AmeriCorps New York Service Summit and celebration of AmeriCorps 30^th anniversary.

WHEN:         Friday, May 31, 10 a.m.-Noon

WHERE:       Sunset City Park

                     41^st Street and Sixth Avenue

           Brooklyn, NY        

WHO:           
Michael S. Cashman, NYS Commission on National and Community Service Chairperson

Numerous AmeriCorps staff members and volunteers

DETAILS: AmeriCorps members and staff from across the state who have gathered in New York City for AmeriCorps New York 30^th anniversary Service Summit will be working at five service project sites as a follow-up to the summit.

• At the location outside Sunset City Park, volunteers will be working to care for trees planted along the street. The other service project sites include: City Harvest, the Joseph Miccio Community Center, Project H2O at Canarsie Beach, and Sunset City Park.
• The Family Health Centers at New York University Langone is helping to coordinate service projects in Sunset Park and adjacent neighborhoods, including emergency food distributions with partners City Harvest.
• AmeriCorps members will work to maintain public spaces in Sunset Park by forming work crews to care for street trees outside the park.
• Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks will lead 90 AmeriCorps members in weeding, mulching and fence painting to beautify the park itself.

About the New York State Commission on National and Community Service:

The New York State Commission on National and Community Service was established in 1994 by an Executive Order and Commission members are appointed by the Governor. They represent a diverse, bipartisan, and statewide network of interested citizens and supporters of service. Follow @newyorkersvolunteer on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

About AmeriCorps:

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in intensive service roles and empowers millions more to serve as long-term, short-term or one-time volunteers. Learn more at AmeriCorps.gov.