ACTION (U.S. government agency)
- ACTION (U.S. government agency)
ACTION was a United States government agency described as, "the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency". [ [http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED302765&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED302765 Take Action against Drug Abuse: How To Start a Volunteer Anti-Drug Program in Your Community. ACTION/DA Publication No. 987.] ] It was formed in 1970 from VISTA; the Peace Corps; and the Foster Grandparents, Retired and Senior Volunteer, and Senior Companion Programs (later merged into the Senior Corps).[ [http://www.cns.gov/about/role_impact/history.asp Corporation for National and Community Service ] ] [ [http://www.cns.gov/about/role_impact/history_timeline.asp Corporation for National and Community Service ] ] In 1993 the Corporation for National and Community Service was created by merging ACTION and the Commission on National and Community Service together, thus ending ACTION.]References
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