http://serviceforpeace.org en Fri, 16 Sep 2011 2:03:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=261 Service For Peace (SFP) is a lead agency of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) in promoting the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and the 40 Days of Peace starting on January 16 2012. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=261 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 6:01:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=260 We are pleased to offer a number of grants, ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, to our chapters and out-of-network partners. These grants are made possible by the generous support of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

Sub-grantees are called upon to create projects that are dynamic and relevant by combining meaningful service, thoughtful reflection, inclusion of a diverse cross section of the community as volunteers, education on the life and work of Dr. King, and providing volunteers with opportunities for sustained service and ongoing community involvement. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=260 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:26:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=259 Service For Peace in Kentucky, Connecticut and Florida honored the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance through a number of volunteer projects. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=259 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 4:58:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=258 September 11, 2001 – 911 – is a sad reflection on a network of fanatics whose ideas, initiatives and inspirations were so unpromising, unattractive and unacceptable anywhere that they performed acts of anti-social, irreligious destructive behavior on innocent, vulnerable and thrusting people one day: 911. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=258 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:36:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=257 This week is a time for solemn remembrance of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We remember the victims and once again, we share in the grief of their families. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=257 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 8:09:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=254 Service For Peace congratulates Break Away on their 20th anniversary in the business of changing communities and creating active citizens at universities around the US! On August 5th, 2011, Service For Peace had the honor of attending Break Away’s 20th Anniversary Gala held at American University in Washington, D.C. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=254 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:27:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=251 For the fourth year, Service For Peace in Kentucky is leading the Backpack Angel Campaign that brings school supplies and backpacks to thousands of children in need in communities in Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana. This year, we received 2,000 requests but we only have about 1,000 Backpacks to give out. "The need is great for families who cannot afford to provide their children with a backpacks and school supplies," shared Peter Hayes, vice president of SFP. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=251 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 9:32:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=249 Service For Peace invites you to participate in the launching event in honor of the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance by blogging your comments and suggestions on our website blog this Thursday, July 14 at 1:30pm (EST time). http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=249 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:54:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=248 This month, Service For Peace and the Kentucky National Guard Child and Youth Services will be collecting school supplies for Afghan children. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=248 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 7:42:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=245 On July 8, the president of Service For Peace, Charles Phillips, invited to the participators of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service to sign the International Service Declaration to improve our international volunteering programs worldwide. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=245 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 3:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=243 Jazz, success community service models and great enthusiasm were the perfect ingredients of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service open session in New Orleans, named this year "Champions of Service". http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=243 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:37:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=242 Tonight, June 6, 2011, Service For Peace and Atlas Corps will host a special dinner with international non-profits and special guests in New Orleans to share successful international volunteering models with the guests. Please join us if your in town! http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=242 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 8:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=239 Service For Peace will be participating in the National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) from June 6 to June 8, 2011, in New Orleans, presenting our successful model of community-driven development, called Global PeaceMakers, that the organization leads in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. SFP team members will participate in the Pathways of Innovation workshop on June 8 at 10:30am. Follow the live blog on our website to find out more and visit the NCVS website. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=239 Mon, 09 May 2011 11:07:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=234 A Service For Peace team will participate in the the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, NCVS, which will take place next month (June 6-8, 2011) in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a representative and member of the Building Bridges Coalition, we will promote the International Service Declaration and collect signatures to reach our goal of 100,000! http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=234 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 3:11:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=224 On April 4, the 43rd anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, over 50 Target volunteers remembered and honored him through conducting renovational activities at a local community center in Louisville, Kentucky. This concluded the Martin Luther King Season of Service which involved more than 2,000 volunteers in the region since MLK Day this year. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=224 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:28:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=223 Service For Peace in Fairfield County, Connecticut, will lead several peace initiatives and service projects beginning on January 18 through May 21, 2011 with the hopes of promoting peace, strengthening relationships with your peers and neighbors and improving neglected areas in our communities. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=223 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:03:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=211 Across our country, thousands of service programs are in danger of being entirely defunded today by proposed budget cuts and we need your help to make sure that service remains a national priority. If you are living in the United States of America, please call your Congressperson today and let him or her know that you support national service. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=211 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=209 On January 17, thousands of volunteers in communities all across America observed the 25th anniversary of the declaration of Martin Luther King Day with a day of service to others. As President Obama stated in his Presidential proclamation, “By dedicating this day to service, we move our Nation closer to Dr. King’s vision of all Americans living and working together as one beloved community.” http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=209 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=193 Service For Peace has announced next year’s MLK Day sub-grantees to receive funds for organizing projects on MLK Day this January, as well as throughout the Martin Luther King Jr. Season of Service. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=193 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=185 Service For Peace in Miami commemorated September 11, 2010 by bringing out over 70 volunteers to participate in the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance at Olinda Park located in the Brownsville community of Miami, Florida. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=185 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=184 This month, Peter Hayes was appointed the new Vice President of Service For Peace in a strategic move to strengthen our global team and build capacity within the organization to bring it to the next level of development. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=184 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=179 The Service For Peace team is increasing and strengthening our Communities of Peace around world, as well as in the United States. Since October 2010, Melida Polanco is the new coordinator of new newly opened SFP office in Tampa, Florida. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=179 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=176 This week, SFP President, Charles Phillips, is at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, at the commemoration of the founding of the Peace Corps. On October 13, a full-day symposium entitled “The Future of International Service” was held. Leaders from the field of international volunteering took part in various panel discussions. This symposium focused on the lessons learned from passed practices and offered proposals for new initiatives and policies related to global service. This symposium was the kick-off for a year-long series of events across the United States that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=176 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=175 As part of the Peace Corps anniversary celebration, which took place at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, October 12-14, 2010, ServiceWorld, an initiative that Service For Peace is actively engaged in, with the support of the IBM International Foundation, launched OurServiceWorld.org, a platform from which ServiceWorld intends to advance an agenda that will lead to a quantum leap in international volunteer service. OurServiceWorld.org provides organizations and individuals with the opportunity to promote the importance of volunteering across borders. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=175 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=173 I participated in the 2010 Millennium Campus Conference at Columbia University, on September 17th to 19th in New York City. The objectives of the conference were to present different actions of voluntarism that are strengthening the execution of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and to reinforce youth volunteerism in order to maximize student impact, as well as to end extreme poverty around the world. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=173 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=164 As a lead agency of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) in promoting the 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, we are pleased to offer a number of grants, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, to our chapters and out-of-network partners. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=164 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=159 Service For Peace announced today that Director of Development, Tony Devine, will be moving on to accept a new position at one of SFP’s partner organization, Global Peace Festival Foundation (GPFF). http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=159 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=153 Each Year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we ask ourselves how much of the dream has yet to be realized and then look to see what Martin would be doing in our communities if he was with us today. This year, as a signature project for the MLK Day of Service, Service For Peace (SFP) proposed a 2-year project to create 100 DreamCatcher Libraries around the world to provide youth in our most vulnerable communities with the knowledge they need to transform their communities. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=153 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=152 Press and media coverage throughout states for MLK day and 40 Days of Peace. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=152 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0700 http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=149 With the $1 million dollar grant, our goal was to support our international chapters to immediately expand their activities. Working with international volunteers and the local community, Service For Peace would create 100 school-based libraries in communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each library would be equipped to provide in words, pictures, and DVDs and will focus on health, agriculture, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation and water supply. http://serviceforpeace.org/newsview.php?id=149