LIHU‘E — Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. will join more than 650 mayors across the nation in the inaugural Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service Tuesday. The event, coordinated through the efforts of the Corporation for National & Community Service
LIHU‘E — Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. will join more than 650 mayors across the nation in the inaugural Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service Tuesday.
The event, coordinated through the efforts of the Corporation for National & Community Service and spearheaded by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, spotlights the impact of national service and thanks those who serve.
The initiative is led by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Cities of Service, the National League of Cities and other organizations, which join the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
As the federal agency for service and volunteering, CNCS annually engages more than four million citizens in service at 70,000 sites across the country, states its website. CNCS leverages federal and private funds to support organizations, which achieve measurable results where the need is greatest.
Last year, CNCS leveraged more than $1 billion in investments for organizations operating or based in 500 cities with a population of at least 30,000.
National Service is tackling tough problems and strengthening communities by supporting food banks and homeless shelters, restoring city parks, building homes, managing county volunteers, providing health services or tutoring and mentoring students.
At a time of fiscal constraint, the nation’s mayors are increasingly turning to national service and volunteerism as a cost-effective strategy to address the needs of their municipality, states a proclamation issued by Carvalho to representatives of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
Visit www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/mayorsforservice.asp for more information.
