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• $200 million for additional AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTAmembers - $89 million to make additional awards to existing AmeriCorps State and national grantees and to provide adjustments to awards made prior to September 30, 2010.  In addition, not less than $65 million will be made available for the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. AmeriCorps members currently help staff many afterschool programs, and additional members could be a great resource for struggling afterschool programs.
• $1.2 billion for Youth Training and Employment Services - of the $3.95 billion provided for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) state formula grants for adult, dislocated worker, and youth job training programs, $1.2 billion is designated for youth services, and the bill specifically mentions creating summer employment opportunities for youth.
• $50 million for YouthBuild - Of the $3.95 billion for Workforce Investment Act state formula grants for adult , dislocated worker and youth job training programs, $50 million will go toward the YouthBuild program to expand this program to give at-risk youth the opportunity to gain education and occupational credentials while constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing.
•  $1 billion for the Community Services Block Grant Act (CSBG) - The CSBG program provides awards to help lessen poverty in the most underserved communities, including efforts to provide food, housing, healthcare and workforce development supports to poor families.  CBSG Funds are administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Services, which distributes the funds via a network of public and private Community Action Agencies (CAAs).