Publications


Overview of ASC and State Service Commissions. Download this quick 1-page document for Hill visits or other public policy related meetings.

ASC Strategic Plan Summary (2021-2023)Read about our five strategic goals as part of ASC's current strategic plan adopted by the Board of Directors in March 2021.

State Service Commission Value and Impact Evaluation (2021). Read our latest research report on the value and impact of state service commissions across the country, conducted by Dialogues In Action in 2020-2021. Download the Executive Summary or Full Report.

Expanding Service Years in States and Communities. Developed in collaboration with Service Year Alliance and AmeriCorps, this publication features the work of state service commissions and their efforts to expand service year opportunities for young people across America. First published in 2017, now updated for 2021, this exciting report showcases real-world examples of how governors, state legislators, and other state/local leaders are leveraging, incentivizing, and maximizing AmeriCorps and national service to meet critical community needs while also attracting and retaining talent. Download the toolkit, or read a feature about it in the National League of Cities blog.

Innovative State Service COVID-19 Response Programs. Published in March 2021 on the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, this report features 79 innovative programs from 50 states and territories as case studies and outstanding examples of state-based AmeriCorps and Volunteer Generation Fund programs that have been adapting and responding to community needs during COVID-19 in hyper-local ways.

State Service Commissions and Disaster Services. Released in September 2023, this publication features 13 case studies that highlight the power of AmeriCorps and state service commissions to support communities facing disasters. 

Engaging AmeriCorps Alums: Three Easy Ways Commissions Can Help Build the Network. Created in collaboration with Service Year Alliance and AmeriCorps Alums.

ASC Annual Report. View a copy of our annual report for the year ending December 31, 2021.

ASC Testimony for National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service. Download a copy of ASC CEO Kaira Esgate's testimony for the National Service Hearing hosted on March 28, 2019 in College Station, TX on the topic of "Creating More National Service Opportunities."

ASC Strategic Plan Summary (2017-2019)Read about our five strategic goals as part of ASC's past three-year strategic plan developed with Social Velocity.

ASC AmeriCorps State Program Staff Salary Survey. Download the results of our nationwide AmeriCorps State Program Staff Salary Survey, conducted in 2018.

Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps State and Volunteer Generation Fund Programs in the United States (2014). Created in collaboration with Innovations in Civic Participation, this publication showcases 28 innovative AmeriCorps State and four innovative Volunteer Generation Fund programs in 21 states. 

Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of 52 of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps State Programs in the United States (2010). Created in collaboration with Innovations in Civic Participation, this publication showcases 52 innovative AmeriCorps State programs in 39 states.