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CROWN CORK & SEAL USA

National Service

Update on current status

Chris Archer Magdalena Docktor Henry Fair Jennifer Ferentz Kim Kruger Sulaiman Mumin

6/13/2011

National Service - update on current situation and implementation of recent laws

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics the volunteer rate in 2010 declined by 0.5 percentage point to 26.3% for year ending in September 2010. About 62.8 million people volunteered for or through an organization at least once between September 2009 and September 2010. The volunteer rate in 2010 was similar to the rates observed in 2007 and 2008. 2010 budget for National and Community Service programs was $1.149 billion, which represents a $260 million increase over the previous year's budget. The increased budget was designed to help strengthen the programs and start new initiatives under the Serve America Act of 2009.

As of June 30, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service had enrolled 14,676 Recovery Act members. The Corporation currently projects that total enrollments will be about 18% higher than the 13,000 originally planned. After a year since the creation of the Act there are more than 710,000 volunteers serving 4.9 million of those in need; $82.2 million in cash has been generated to support the nonprofits; the volunteers are providing employment and skills training and counseling more than 124,700 people; 11,200 unemployed received job placement and finally, there were 78,900 people who received foreclosure and housing assistance services.

Additionally, thanks to the Act, the following programs were created:

- Preventing Foreclosures and Providing Housing Assistance

- Job Placement and Employment Training Programs

- Green Jobs and Weatherization

- Providing Economic Security

Below is information about the funding of the programs initiated by the Act:

Source: http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/10_0630_recoveryact_update.pdf

Below is the information regarding the most up-to-date performance metrics for the implementation of the Act:

Source: http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/10_0630_recoveryact_update.pdf

National Service - Strategic Plan 2011-2015

Recently the Corporation for National and Community Service prepared a Strategic Plan for the upcoming 5 years. The plan outlines 4 goals the organization will strive to achieve:

Goal 1 - Increase the impact of national service on community needs in communities served by

CNCS-supported program - CNCS plans to concentrate on educational programs aimed to improve school readiness and performance among economically disadvantaged children; it also plans to expand service programs aimed at veterans and their families.

Goal 2 - Strengthen national service so that participants engaged in CNCS-supported programs consistently find satisfaction, meaning and opportunity - CNCS plans to make national service an attractive alternative for Americans to increase participation and assure high levels of satisfaction among those who choose to serve.

Goal 3 - Maximize the value we add to grantees, partners and participants - this goal will be achieved by making improvements in program outcome measurement and encouraging public-private partnerships.

Goal 4 - Fortify management operations and sustain a capable, responsive and accountable organization - this goal aims to strengthen IT systems to improve program efficiency; it also plans to develop programs that will help retain the most talented and valuable volunteers; it will also ensure that the financial and grant management system is in tune with the strategic plan to help bring it to action and ensure its completion at the end of 2015.

HealthCorps

Since the beginning of his presidency Barack Obama has been very interested in the issue of health care and pushed for the overall system reform resulting in the passage of two bills: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which became law on March 23, 2010 and Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, which came into effect on March 30, 2011. Both acts aim to introduce mandated health insurance and eliminate some of the worst practices of insurance companies such as pre-condition screening and lifetime and annual coverage caps. The new law enables easier online comparison between insurance carriers and enables easier access to insurance to the poor. It also allows young people to stay on their parents' health insurance until their 26th birthday as well as bans insurance carriers from dropping health insurance of sick patients.

In addition to the health care reforms introduced by the government, health care work is being carried out by the Community Health Corps, founded in 1995 by the National Association of Community Health Centers and is America's largest health-focused program improving health care access of the underserved and developing future health care workforce.

Through the program, the members offer services like navigating health care system, establishing medical homes and improving utilization of health care; disease prevention programs; providing self-care resources and enrollment in public health insurance.

In years 2009-2010 Health Corps was able to recruit 12,754 volunteers that served a total of 25,544 hours to assist in various programs. Volunteers were able to assist 1.2 million medically underserved by improving their access to health care services and preventive care. Members processed 123,096 enrollment applications for health screenings, health education workshops and classes, health insurance plans and other programs.

Homeland Security Corps

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security's main focus is the protection of the American homeland and the safety of its civilians. The secretary is a key member of the President's Cabinet. This position was created by the Homeland Security Act after the terrorist attacks of September