Congress Gives Big Boost to National Service

The bill would triple the number of participants in programs like AmeriCorps to 250,000 by 2014, creating new “corps” to work in the fields of education, energy, health care, and services to veterans.

It would also create a Summer of Service for middle- and high-school students, Youth Engagement Zones to enlist young people in low-income neighborhoods in volunteer projects, and a program to allow colleges to get grants if they are designated “Campuses of Service.”