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Norton to Introduce Bill to Expand AmeriCorps, Reduce Youth Unemployment

Press Release

Date: June 29, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Business, Consumers, and Employees

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will reintroduce her bill to expand AmeriCorps by 500,000 members. The bill would allow unemployed young people to earn a stipend and gain valuable work experience, and provide states and cities with personnel for badly needed services, such as afterschool programs, without requiring a new administrative structure or bureaucracy.

"Expanding AmeriCorps would benefit young Americans still struggling to find work, our economy, and states and cities," Norton said. "Young people who have worked hard to get their high school or college degrees deserve better than competing for unpaid internships. They deserve the opportunity to earn a living while serving their communities."

While the total unemployment rate has reached a relative low (3.6%), the unemployment rate for young people is nearly eight percent.


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