The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced FEMA Corps: AmeriCorps in Action, an innovative new partnership designed to continue to strengthen the nation's ability to respond to and recover from disasters while expanding career opportunities for young people. FEMA Corps is a historic collaboration which will create a new unit of AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) whose members will be devoted solely to FEMA disaster response, and recovery efforts. The five-year agreement provides for a full service corps of 1600 members annually who will be an additional workforce in support of FEMA's current disaster reserve workforce. This innovative cost-saving partnership will enhance the nation's disaster capabilities, expand services to disaster survivors, increase the reliability and diversity of the disaster workforce, promote an ethic of service, expand education and economic opportunity for young people, and achieve significant cost savings to the taxpayer.
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