Chris Dodd's web site includes a full description of his new national service plan to be announced formally in New Hampshire on Saturday. The Dodd American Community Initiative does not mandate service for young adults, though it does call for significant expansion of the voluntary service programs offered today and the creation of new programs. It's an ambitious approach, with something for everyone. Here are the main points:

• Promote the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNS) to Cabinet Status.
• Mandate School-Based Service as a Requirement for High School Graduation.
• Double the Size of the Peace Corps by 2011 and Again by 2050.
• Dramatically Increase the Number of AmeriCorps Members to 1,000,000 and Immediately Raise the Amount of the Education Award.

I prepared the following 30-second question for the two Democratic candidates who have expressed an active interest in national service. It has been submitted to the CNN-Youtube Debates.

Senator Chris Dodd, a returned Peace Corps volunteer, plans to announce his national service plan on his web site in a national town hall meeting at 5:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 20 June 2007. Dodd's site, in a request to other returned Peace Corps volunteers, notes (emphasis mine):

Chris Dodd knows that to meet today's challenges at home and abroad we must fully engage the talents of all Americans. That's why Chris Dodd is working on a national universal service plan that once again asks all of us to be part of something larger than ourselves. Chris Dodd needs your voice and vision to make this plan the best it can be.

This looks promising for the Everyone Serves campaign. We'll see what Dodd outlines on Wednesday, but "national universal service plan" sounds something like what we are looking for.