18: Service

Build the infrastructure and provide the resources that will make it possible for Americans from all walks of life to serve the nation and help address the problems we face.

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"Your own story and the American story are not separate -- they are shared. And they will both be enriched if we stand up together, and answer a new call to service to meet the challenges of our new century … I won't just ask for your vote as a candidate; I will ask for your service and your active citizenship when I am president of the United States. This will not be a call issued in one speech or program; this will be a cause of my presidency." -- Barack Obama, Speech in Mt. Vernon, IA December 5, 2007 The Obama-Biden Plan: Barack Obama began his career on the South Side of Chicago, working with a coalition of churches to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods. During the election, people all across the country talked about feeling a new sense of civic engagement and got involved in politics for the first time. Now, Obama and Joe Biden are counting on Americans from all walks of life to serve the nation and help address the problems we face -- and they're committed to building the infrastructure and providing the resources that will make it possible.

Objective(s):

18.1: Corporation for National and Community Service

18.2: Retired Americans in Service

18.3: Peace Corps

18.4: Best Face of America

18.5: Service-Learning

18.6: Youth Programs

18.7: Service in College

18.8: College Serve-Study

18.9: Social Investment Network

18.10: Social Entrepreneurship Agency

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