Volunteering in the District of Columbia
Please note that DC is listed as both a state and large city. For the state, data were collected within the District's geographic boundaries. For the city, data were collected within the Washington DC metropolitan area, which includes a larger geographic region.
Highlights:
The bullets below are all based on an average using 2006 to 2008 data
- 133,200 volunteers
- 29.0% of residents volunteer - ranking them 25th among the 50 states and Washington, DC
- 19 million hours of service
- 41.3 hours per resident - ranking them 16th among the 50 states and Washington, DC
- $384.6 million of service contributed
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National Service in District of Columbia
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National Service
In the District of Columbia, more than 5,600 people participate in national service each year through 73 projects and programs. This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $15,600,000 to support the District of Columbia’s national service initiatives.
National service refers to the Corporation's National Service programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Participants in these programs address community needs such as education, the environment, public safety and disaster relief.
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