Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service
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The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service is the state agency in Mississippi that oversees national service programs and a growing network of Volunteer Centers. Its mission: to engage and support volunteers of all ages and backgrounds in service to their communities. Like its sister agencies in the other 49 states, the Mississippi Commission (MCVS) passes through federal funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service
to Mississippi nonprofits to host AmeriCorps
programs.
MCVS is led by a board of 24 Governor-appointed Commissioners who guide the general direction of the agency and who have fiduciary and programmatic responsibility for the MCVS's portfolio. A staff of 17 work on AmeriCorps
, disability inclusion, and the Volunteer Center network. Administrative, fiscal, and training staff support these programs. http://www.mcvs.org
touched down, devastating the Mississippi Gulf Coast - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour tasked the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service to create and staff a call center to
Ten Volunteer Centers provide volunteers with access to information about local opportunities. Through a partnership with the Points of Light and Hands on Network, Mississippi supports Volunteer Mississippi, a clearinghouse of opportunities, most of which are related to Hurricane Katrina recovery.
Corporation For National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and other national service initiatives...
to Mississippi nonprofits to host AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a U.S. federal government program that was created under President Bill Clinton by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and later expanded by 50 percent under President George W. Bush...
programs.
MCVS is led by a board of 24 Governor-appointed Commissioners who guide the general direction of the agency and who have fiduciary and programmatic responsibility for the MCVS's portfolio. A staff of 17 work on AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a U.S. federal government program that was created under President Bill Clinton by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and later expanded by 50 percent under President George W. Bush...
, disability inclusion, and the Volunteer Center network. Administrative, fiscal, and training staff support these programs. http://www.mcvs.org
History
On September 1, 2005 - just two days after Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
touched down, devastating the Mississippi Gulf Coast - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour tasked the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service to create and staff a call center to
Ten Volunteer Centers provide volunteers with access to information about local opportunities. Through a partnership with the Points of Light and Hands on Network, Mississippi supports Volunteer Mississippi, a clearinghouse of opportunities, most of which are related to Hurricane Katrina recovery.