New York City’s Mayor Announces Plan to Increase Volunteerism

Accompanied by an MTV News reporter, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presided over a boisterous pep rally on Monday to start a sweeping new service program, The New York Times reports.

Mr. Bloomberg outlined a program designed to mobilize city volunteers to take on urgent social challenges and aid recession-rocked families. One element of the plan is creation of a NYC Civic Corps to shepherd volunteers into government agencies and nonprofit groups.

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