AmeriCorps members watching festivities after the Walk of Unity in Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo - Corporation for National and Community Service

One year after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, the city is making a strong recovery thanks to the resilience of the Joplin people, a united recovery effort, and an extraordinary outpouring of volunteers and AmeriCorps members who have made a powerful impact and remain hard at work today. To date, more than 350 AmeriCorps members have served in Joplin, providing vital services and coordinating more than 75,000 volunteers who have completed more than 2,200 homeowner requests. Read our press release and fact sheet about how national service is supporting Joplin’s recovery effort. http://go.usa.gov/poV

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AmeriCorps members watching festivities after the Walk of Unity in Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

Joplin, MO firemen and citizens listen to speakers at Cunningham Park at the conclusion of the Walk of Unity. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

Joplin, MO firemen salute and citizens listen to speakers at Cunningham Park at the conclusion of the Walk of Unity. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

A hot air balloon flies over Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO at the conclusion of the Walk of Unity remembering those from the devastating tornado of May 2011. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

Citizens looking at the hot air balloon that was released over Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

A view of the crowd during the May 22 Walk of Unity in Joplin, MO, marking the one-year anniversary of the 2011 tornado. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

Citizens listen to speakers at Cunningham Park at the conclusion of the Walk of Unity in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

Firemen and women at the end of the Walk on Unity in Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo

AmeriCorps members watching festivities after the Walk of Unity in Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO. Corporation for National and Community Service Photo