From Youth Service America ...
A couple of weeks ago the Aspen Institute convened the 21st Century National Service Summit in Colorado. The Summit brought together leaders from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative policy and to build momentum around advancing national service.
As one of the co-conveners of the Summit, TIME Magazine featured service on its cover for the 5th time since 2007.
In the July 1 issue of TIME Magazine, Rick Stengel (TIME's Editor) declared, "Service is a Silver Bullet" and columnist Joe Klein wrote the feature story "Can Service Save Us?".
Download "A 21st Century National Service System: Plan of Action" discussed at the Summit that proposes the infrastructure to engage one million young Americans in service to their country through national service. http://bit.ly/11MAoJ4
Also featured in TIME and at the Summit were the results of a nationally survey of American voters to gather their perspectives about national service. This survey of more than 1,000 Americans found broad support for the idea, potential, and impact of national service. See more at: http://bit.ly/18jHtVf
The combination of the Summit and the TIME cover story led to several other high-profile media stories about the importance of national service, including:
Politico opinion piece explores how "National service is key to national strength": http://politi.co/151jo2l
Arianna Huffington calls national service "The Ultimate Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Project": http://huff.to/18jIxsq
Michael Gerson writes in The Washington Post about the value of national service to heal our country: http://wapo.st/19GM1mF
MSNBC's Morning Joe discusses how service work benefits recent war veterans: http://nbcnews.to/14dJApB
Forbes explores investing in service opportunities for veterans increase our ROI: http://onforb.es/127FVGG
