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IL Serve Commission Grant Funding to Support 40 Volunteers at WQPT

August 24, 2016


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MOLINE/SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Commission) has granted Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and WQPT more than $200,000 to support 40 AmeriCorps volunteers.

The volunteers will tutor and mentor at-risk youth at facilities in the Illinois Quad Cities.

According to WQPT, the AmeriCorps program still has spots open.

Volunteers receive a living allowance, student loan deferment and training.

You can read more about the award at www.illinois.gov/serve/Pages/release07252016.aspx.

For more information, contact Scott Brouette at S-Brouette@wiu.edu.

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