CNN has an article about the efforts by Americorps' volunteers to rebuild parts of Cedar Rapids after the floods in June 2008.
In many ways, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and dozens of other communities still haven't recovered from the record-setting June 2008 floods that ripped apart homes and lives across eastern Iowa.We encourage you to read the entire article and then read about the recently passed Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act that President Obama will sign upon his return from Europe. What is happening in Cedar Rapids and other communities around the country is exactly why demand to expand this program led to broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate.
But with the help of organizations and programs supported by the AmeriCorps volunteer service program, they are seeing significant improvements.
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