This article was originally published in the Washington Post on April 25, 2025. By Tobi Raji The agency was directed to terminate nearly $400 million in grants that account for about 41 percent of its total grant funding. Elon Musk’s...
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Bipartisan Group of Congressional Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (April 24, 2025) – Voices for National Service announced today that it will honor 10 distinguished Congressional leaders at the 22nd Annual Friends of National Service Awards on Wednesday, April 30, 2025...
Read More »The Washington Post: AmeriCorps shaped these lawmakers’ careers. They’re fighting to save it.
This article was originally published in the Washington Post on April 23rd by Mariana Alfaro and Tobi Raji. Politicians and civil servants who served in AmeriCorps argue that the Trump administration’s sharp cuts to the agency endanger the future of...
Read More »Whyy: Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners
This article was originally published on whyy.org on April 18. By Sophia Schmidt A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early. Standing in the kitchen of...
Read More »Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin counts on help from AmeriCorps. With new DOGE cuts, volunteers are no longer coming.
This article was originally published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on April 17. By Mary Spicuzza, Tamia Fowlkes, and Madeline Heim KEY POINTS AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps members were discharged on Tuesday. Volunteers were expected to build houses, work...
Read More »Spectrum 1 News: AmeriCorps teams pulled from N.C. Helene recovery after federal cuts
This article was originally published by Spectrum 1 News on April 17. By Reuben Jones, Michael White, and the Associated Press Dozens of members of a national volunteer program helping with Hurricane Helene recovery in western North Carolina have been...
Read More »Federation of American Scientists: Enhancing Local Capacity for Disaster Resilience
This was originally published in the Federation of American Scientists. By Morgan Rielly Across the United States, thousands of communities, particularly rural ones, don’t have the capacity to identify, apply for, and manage federal grants. And more than half of Americans don’t feel that the...
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