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[[File:Gwb usa freedom corps.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|George W. Bush speaks in front of a USA Freedom Corps display.]] | [[File:Gwb usa freedom corps.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|George W. Bush speaks in front of a USA Freedom Corps display.]] | ||
'''USA Freedom Corps''' was a White House office and fifth policy council (along with Domestic, Economic, National Security, and Homeland Security) within the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]] under | '''USA Freedom Corps''' was a White House office and fifth policy council (along with Domestic, Economic, National Security, and Homeland Security) within the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]] under George W. Bush, who as [[President of the United States|President]] served as its [[chairperson|chair]]. Bush announced its creation during his [[2002 State of the Union Address]], and the Corps was officially established the next day (30 January), describing itself as a "Coordinating Council... working to strengthen our culture of service and help find opportunities for every American to start volunteering."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/content/about_usafc/overview/index.asp |title=USA Freedom Corps: About USA Freedom Corps: Overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114103354/http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/content/about_usafc/overview/index.asp |archive-date=14 January 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
A USA Freedom Corps Network and online clearinghouse promoted individual [[Volunteering|volunteer]] service opportunities within the United States and abroad and connected Americans to opportunities to serve in federal programs, such as [[AmeriCorps]], [[Peace Corps]], and [[Senior Corps]], or to find local service opportunities by zip code and interest. The council and office were also involved with [[Federal Government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] service programs and provided new support for these existing programs. AmeriCorps grew from 50,000 to 75,000 in 2004. The Peace Corps reached its highest levels in more than 30 years. Freedom Corps also created new programs such as the [[Citizen Corps|Citizen Corps for homeland security]], ''Volunteers for Prosperity''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Office of the Press Secretary|author-link=White House Office of the Press Secretary|title=Volunteers for Prosperity|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/30/03-24919/volunteers-for-prosperity|work=[[Federal Register]]|publisher=[[Federal Government of the United States]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|date=September 30, 2003|access-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-09-30/pdf/03-24919.pdf|archive-date=September 30, 2003}}</ref> for [[international volunteering]], and a President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, which promoted the new [[President's Volunteer Service Award]]. | A USA Freedom Corps Network and online clearinghouse promoted individual [[Volunteering|volunteer]] service opportunities within the United States and abroad and connected Americans to opportunities to serve in federal programs, such as [[AmeriCorps]], [[Peace Corps]], and [[Senior Corps]], or to find local service opportunities by zip code and interest. The council and office were also involved with [[Federal Government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] service programs and provided new support for these existing programs. AmeriCorps grew from 50,000 to 75,000 in 2004. The Peace Corps reached its highest levels in more than 30 years. Freedom Corps also created new programs such as the [[Citizen Corps|Citizen Corps for homeland security]], ''Volunteers for Prosperity''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Office of the Press Secretary|author-link=White House Office of the Press Secretary|title=Volunteers for Prosperity|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/30/03-24919/volunteers-for-prosperity|work=[[Federal Register]]|publisher=[[Federal Government of the United States]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|date=September 30, 2003|access-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-09-30/pdf/03-24919.pdf|archive-date=September 30, 2003}}</ref> for [[international volunteering]], and a President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, which promoted the new [[President's Volunteer Service Award]]. | ||