March 2007 Index of Reports, Minutes,
and Background Information

Minutes for Review

• Commission Board Meeting:
  March 16, 2007
  

Reports

Any standard reports that are not linked indicate reports that have not been submitted at this time.

• CNCS Regional Office: None filed since Dec. 2006

• Program Officer: May 2007

• Public Relations Representative: May 2007
   

Background Information 

• Background reading for agenda discussions
  Public Policy: Summer of Service   
     
  Federal 2008 Budget and Appropriations for Service:
  Please read Management, Service Commissions, Appropriations Bill Language, Budget Comparisons, and ASC letter plus any one program overview that interests you.
  ~ Bill Language
  ~ Management 
  ~ State Service Commissions   
  ~ Budget Comparisions  
  ~ ASC Letter to House approp committee  
     
  Choose at least one:
  ~ AmeriCorps*State and National
  ~ AmeriCorps*VISTA
  ~ Learn & Serve
  ~ Senior Corps  

• New Research from CNCS:
   
  May 2007
  The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research
    
  April 2007
  Volunteering in America: 2007 State Trends and Rankings in Civic Life
  
  March 2007
  Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth From Disadvantaged Circumstances

• National Service News: Current Edition      
  

• National AmeriCorps Week
  Maine Activities      National Events (including video contest)
  

• State Planning Office Weekly Highlights:
  April 20         April 13