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  • Planet Gap Year. "AmeriCorps NCCC Student Blogs About Gap Year Volunteer Experience." August 24, 2008. (Accessed 5/25/09) http://www.planetgapyear.com/americorps-nccc-student-blogger
  • Spalding, Matthew. "AmeriCorps: Still a Bad Idea for Citizen Service." The Heritage Foundation. June 28, 2002. (Accessed 5/26/09) http://www.heritage.org/Research/UrbanIssues/BG1564.cfm