Dean Corps

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Dean Corps, which later became DFA Corps, is a grassroots project started by Howard Dean supporters. Howard Dean writes: "Dean Corps is based on AmeriCorps. Members devote their time, energy, and labor to community service. Dean Corps began in Iowa, intending to fill the vacuum left by the Bush administration’s underfunding of AmeriCorps, which hit Iowa particularly hard. Dean Corps has been active in the unemployed community in Iowa, and it is also doing environmental outreach and developing programs to help ensure that the needs of seniors are met." [1] DFA Corps was organized by bloggers[2], performed a variety of community service projects, and was generally well-received by the public[3] [4] [5] [6] [7].

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  1. ^ Dean, Howard. Winning Back America. Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7432-5571-2, page 135
  2. ^ Trippi, Joe. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. ReganBooks, 2004. ISBN 0-06-076155-5, page 148
  3. ^ Yepsen, David: "Yepsen: Dean Corps puts service back into community", DesMoinesRegister.com, 09/16/2003, http://www.dmregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/22254884.html
  4. ^ Shields, Mark: "A Dean secret weapon in Iowa," 'CNN.com', Monday, July 28, 2003: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/28/column.shields.opinion.dean/index.html
  5. ^ Zigler, Mike: "Do-gooders: Local Howard Dean supporters launch community service effort", Las Vegas City Life, Wednesday, December 17, 2003: http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2003/12/17/local_news/news03dogood.txt
  6. ^ Shuppy, Annie: "Presidential hopeful Dean kicks off Iowa campaign", U-WIRE.com/The Daily Iowan, 7/25/2003: http://www.uwire.com/content//topnews072503002.html
  7. ^ Krauss, Ben: "Alternative Medicine", The Dartmouth Online, October 27, 2003: http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2003102702020