Jobs Bill Provides Boost to Nonprofits 12/17/09

The House of Representatives has passed a $154-billion jobs bill that includes $200-million in fresh money for AmeriCorps, the national-service program, whose members conduct services for nonprofits and communities including financial counseling, disaster response, housing support, and after-school programs. The money, provided in the Jobs for Main Street Act, H.R. 2847 http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr2847hamndsamnd.pdf, would allow AmeriCorps to add 25,000 members. The Senate is not expected to consider the jobs bill until early next year.