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...Bush Administration plans to swiftly gut the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), claiming it is simply not cost effective. The program is slated for a $22 million cut, with just enough funds left to shut itself down over the next year. Community youth service is apparently a “luxury” America cannot afford at the moment...
...NCCC is the pièce de résistance of the entire Americorps Program, founded in 1993 by President Clinton as a way to promote a community service ethic among American youth. The program demands an intense commitment from its participants, embarks upon ambitious national projects, and engages deeply with the communities it serves...
...extremely expensive,” unworthy of continuation. “Expensive” is more a matter of priorities than an objective fact in a massive federal budget. For example, the entire annual cost ($27 million) of America’s only national, public, full-time youth service program is roughly equivalent to the price of about three hours of US occupation in Iraq...
...tied together in this life, in this nation—and that the despair of any touches us all.” Remember your own words, Mr. President. Do not cut NCCC funding. Expand upon it and all those programs that unite the energy of America’s youth with its greatest challenges...
Benjamin C. Williams, originally of the Class of 2004, is now the executive vice president of FIMRC’s national branch. He said that college students have a responsibility to help other youth in need...