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CaliforniaVolunteers Awarded VISTA Members
40 VISTA members will work in California's low income communities to help prepare vulnerable populations for disaster. Read »

Volunteer Village Celebrates Three Years
Volunteer Village at the 2006 California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women and Families showcased volunteer opportunities throughout California for conference attendees. Read »

Locke High School Edible Garden
On Saturday, October 21st, First Lady Maria Shriver joined more than 100 Locke High school students and community volunteers to create a fully sustainable student-run edible garden. Read »

2006 National Emergency Preparedness Conference
CaliforniaVolunteers hosted the 2006 National Emergency Preparedness Conference in Sacramento during September. Read »

The Second Annual Day of Preparedness
Californians of all ages took part in the 2nd Annual Day of Preparedness on September 14th on the south steps of the Capitol. The event, hosted by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness for all Californians. Read »

CaliforniaVolunteers.org Launch Event
The official launch of CaliforniaVolunteers.org took place on October 3, 2006. The First Lady, accompanied by CaliforniaVolunteers Executive Director Karen Baker and CaliforniaVolunteers Commissioners, visited two nonprofit organzations that exemplify the types of volunteer opportunities available on CaliforniaVolunteers.org. Read »

75th Annual Capital Christmas Tree Lighting
This year at the Capital Tree Lighting Ceremony, CaliforniaVolunteers collected more than 300 new books and toys for needy children in the Sacramento area. Read »

CaliforniaVolunteers Created By Executive Order
California Service Corps formally relaunched as CaliforniaVolunteers. Read »

“Leading The Green Dream” Inaugural Kickoff Event
On January 4, 2007, the First Lady hosted "The Green Dream" Inaugural kickoff event on the Captiol's South Lawn. Read »

California Leaders Honored for Support of National Service
Governor Schwarzenegger and Representative Doris Matsui are honored. Read »

Maria Shriver joins Watts Labor Community Action Committee Center Playground Build
First Lady Maria Shriver launches playground initiative to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day 2007. Read »

2007/2008 California AmeriCorps Portfolio
The 2007/08 California AmeriCorps portfolio totals nearly $30 million in grants to 56 organizations to support AmeriCorps programs in communities across California. Read »

2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
The National Conference on Volunteering and Service, convened by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Points of Light Foundation, was held July 16-18, 2007. Read »

Volunteering in California: 2006 City Rankings
A new study released on July 9, 2007, by the Corporation for National and Community Service shows the volunteering rates of the top 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the nation, six of which are in California. Read »

CaliforniaVolunteers Releases California's Aging Opportunity
On July 5, 2007, CaliforniaVolunteers released California’s Aging Opportunity, Building a Legacy of Good Works by Older Californians, which highlights the significant, yet untapped civic resource of older Californians to make lasting positive impacts to their communities and the state. Read »

CaliforniaVolunteers Hosts 2007 California AmeriCorps Conference in San Francisco
On June 20-22, 2007, CaliforniaVolunteers hosted the annual California AmeriCorps conference at the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco. Read »

Celebrating the First-Ever AmeriCorps Week, May 13-20, 2007
The first-ever AmeriCorps Week was celebrated May 13-20, 2007. Read »

CaliforniaVolunteers Awards $1 Million to Strenthen Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
CaliforniaVolunteers awarded 15 grants totaling $1 million to organizations across the state to support the development and sharing of innovative practices to enhance the use of volunteers in disaster preparedness and response. Read »

Second Wave of Cesar Chavez Afterschool Service Club Grants Announced
On April 30, 2007, CaliforniaVolunteers announced the second wave of grants awarded this year to establish afterschool service clubs in middle schools across the state that honor the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez. Read »

Maria Shriver Featured in Volunteer Leadership Magazine
Honorary Chair of CaliforniaVolunteers, Maria Shriver, was featured on the cover of winter 2007 issue of Volunteer Leadership Magazine, a publication of the Points of Light Foundation. Read »

The Case for National Service
TIME Magazine devoted a cover story to national service, and issues a bold call to our nation's leaders to build voluntary national service as a vitally important 21st century institution that can unite Americans of different backgrounds, build a strong civic culture and meet our most pressing community and national needs. Read »

What WE Californians Can Do
by: Maria Shriver
Appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, September 10, 2007 Read »