Volunteerism is declining across the U.S., which is one reason that service organizations and political figures nationwide are closely watching Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's experiment to pay young people with state tax dollars to work one year of service...
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, reported last month that the U.S. saw its first-ever decline in formal volunteering with organizations during the pandemic from 2020 to 2021, with about 23% of Americans doing so. That compares with a level of about 25.3% of volunteerism in 2018.
The service-year plan, if approved by the legislature, would essentially have the state find job placements for recent high school graduates at $15 per hour at nonprofits, private firms, unions, churches and other organizations. If they complete the year of paid service, the state would pay them a bonus of up to $3,000.
He said his service-year model will “bring people together to serve under a common umbrella” in “this time of political divisiveness and this time of political vitriol.” Mr. Summer said taxpayers “should be very leery of government being involved basically in the labor market.” Supporters of the governor’s proposal already want to expand the eligibility to include people who have been out of high school for more than two years, as well as juniors and seniors still in high school. Even some supporters in the legislature have expressed concerns about the potential growth of a brand-new program, and how to measure its effectiveness.
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