Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez Submits Dear Colleague Letter Requesting FY22 Appropriation
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3) has submitted a Dear Colleague letter asking that the FY22 budget include $250 million in annual appropriations for a Service-Learning Fund to be administered through Learn and Serve America, Subtitle B of the Edward M Kennedy Serve America Act. The Coalition for Service-Learning thanks the following Members of Congress for co-signing the letter.
Don Beyer – VA-8
Suzanne Bonamici – OR-1
Anthony G. Brown – MD-4
Danny K. Davis – IL-7
Jared Golden – ME-2
Raúl M. Grijalva – AZ-3
Eleanor Holmes Norton – DC
Lucy McBath – GA-6
Mary Gay Scanlon – PA-5
Elissa Slotkin – MI-8
Recovering from the pandemic and building back better will require active participation of young people in our nation’s civic life. Through the Learn and Serve America program, young people can contribute to addressing national challenges, like the pandemic, through service while learning the knowledge and skills necessary for future success. These funds will be used to develop and implement service-learning programs and opportunities for hands-on community service for K–12 and post-secondary students across the country. Schools, higher education institutions, and nonprofits in our district would be eligible to apply for the competitive grant programs funded with this appropriation.
