High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USA Freedom Corps was a White House office and fifth policy council (together with Domestic, Economic, National Security and Homeland Security) within the Executive Office of the President of the United States under George W. Bush, who as President served as its chair. Bush announced its creation in his State of the Union Address of January 29, 2002, and it was officially established on January 30, 2002, the next day. It described itself as a "Coordinating Council... working to strengthen our culture of service and help find opportunities for every American to start volunteering."