Decisions from the congressional supercommittee looking for spending cuts to meet federal deficit-reduction targets could cost numerous S.C. communities the critical link responsible for providing thousands of hours of volunteer service to state residents. That link is the AmeriCorps and VISTA members who work through college and university programs to encourage students to develop a lifelong civic habit of volunteerism while they are young adults.
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