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Original publisher: Washington, D.C. : The Office ; Gaithersburg, MD (P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg 20884-6015) : The Office [distributor, 1997]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)40911246 Subject: National service -- United States -- States. Excerpt: ... B-275765 Figure 1: Distribution of 24 Americorps Projects by Proportion of Expenditures Number of Projects Covered by Private Sector Funding 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0-10 % 11-20 % 21-30 % 31-40 % > 40 % Proportion of Expenditures Funded by Private Sector One of the National and Community Service Trust Act's objectives is to Project Accomplishments help the nation address its unmet human, education, environmental, and public safety needs. The projects included in our sample all reported diverse service activities that address one or more of these needs. While some projects ' service activities were focused on meeting a particular need within the community, such as housing, other projects ' activities addressed multiple areas of need, such as environmental and education needs. In the project reports we reviewed in detail, participants organized food programs that served 2, 500 children; assisted with totally rehabilitating 16 vacant public housing units; operated a 7-week summer reading camp for 36 children; planted trees, removed debris, and created gardens improving 32 urban neighborhoods; and provided parenting classes to low-income families. State commissioners and executive directors in all seven states agreed Officials Agree with senior Corporation officials that a federal role in the AmeriCorps Federal Role Needed, program is needed. None of these officials believed that eliminating the federal Corporation and simply allocating funds directly to state but Differ on Degree commissions would serve the program well. While some state officials told of State Control us that the grant allocation process warrants significant change, other Page 13 GAO / HEHS-97-49 Role of AmeriCorps State Commissions
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