Simon, Christopher A. <br/><br/>
Testing for bias inthe impact of AmeriCorps service on volunteer participants :  evidence of success in achieving a neutrality program objective 

 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Publishers,  nov./dec.2002 
<br/><br/> During its nine years of existence, AmeriCorps has had a tremendous impact on its volunteers and the communities it serves. Despite concerns expressed by the Republican congressional leadership, the Corporation for National and Community Service - the federally funded administrative organization that directs AmeriCorps programs at the national level - has made clear its intention to operate in a nonpartisan, politically neutral manner. A study of AmeriCorps programs in four western states finds the corporation is accomplishing its "neutrality" objective and is rebuilding a sense of civic-mindedness in a manner that lacks gender or racial bias - a critical element in reetablishing a strong choral society - all the while properly respecting diversity