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State of Affairs on PBS was a great opportunity for our founder, Harry Pozycki to share the work of The Citizen Service with thousands of viewers. As I re-watched the interview which aired last Saturday, I realized the power of Harry’s words: “Discover your power! get off the couch and enjoy the honor of service […]

The work of The Citizen Service continues with Newark Youth Leader Precious Akinydle and the Wilhelmina Holder Newark Youth Fellowship. Precious Akinyele is a recipient of “The Newark Youth of The Year Award” two years straight! This young adult is one of our Newark Youth Leadership Fellows. For 8 years she has been part of Newark’s Boys and Girls […]

“It’s designed to empower America’s silent majority to get off the sidelines and onto the political playing field where they are desperately needed,” said Harry Pozycki, founder of The Citizen Service PERTH AMBOY, N.J., March 26, 2025 — The Citizen Service today announced the launch of its countrywide “Campaign for a “Citizen Driven, Solution Focused […]

https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/john-silvanus-wilson-jr-487df7812ccaf73677b67387550c1384 METUCHEN, N.J., March 20, 2025 — The Citizen Service, a new citizen-driven, national public service, today named John Silvanus Wilson Jr its first president. A national leader in higher education, Wilson has served as President of Morehouse College, and has held leadership positions at MIT, Harvard and the White House where he has challenged […]

METUCHEN, N.J., Aug. 14, 2024 — The Citizens Campaign regularly releases episodes for Power Up Podcast every Wednesday! Listeners can tune in and hear from everyday citizens who have used No-Blame Leadership training to become leaders bettering their communities. It also feature biweekly stories of solutions adopted across the country. The podcast aims to serve […]

METUCHEN, N.J., Jul. 12, 2024 — The Citizens Campaign launched its Power Up Podcast this past Wednesday! Listeners can tune in and hear from everyday citizens who have used No-Blame Leadership training to become leaders bettering their communities. The podcast aims to serve as a platform where interviewees and audience alike can listen and discuss […]

“Our goal is to provide all Americans with the opportunity to become pragmatic leaders, taking responsibility for their communities and country and in doing so fortifying our democracy.” METUCHEN, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Citizens Campaign today launched its Campaign for Citizen Service designed to give all Americans the opportunity to get the […]

“We know from experience that looking to new national leaders or Washington. DC alone to solve our trust problem will not work.  Instead, we must look to each other to rebuild trust, beginning with taking responsibility as citizens to work to better our own communities. As Pamela Scott Johnson, provost at Spelman College, exclaimed at […]

On October 26, a group of thought leaders and democracy supporters gathered in Newark at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center for a forum and conversation on “Re-igniting America’s Culture of Service.” A compelling panel presentation and discussion including the Citizen Campaign’s new co-chairs Pamela Scott Johnson, Spelman College provost and Super Bowl Champion, Bart […]

The training is being made available via Seattle Central’s Continuing Education program. People who complete the online course will receive a certificate in “Leadership and No-Blame Problem Solving” issued by the college. The course is now open to students, community members and college employees. Those interested can register at https://training.thecitizenscampaign.org/courses/leadership-no-blame-at-scc. Leadership and No-Blame Problem Solving introduces students and members of […]