This article was originally published by News From The States on May 8, 2025. By Ashley Murray Hillary Kane learned on a Saturday morning in April that within days, she would lose AmeriCorps funding for two programs that match mentors...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: AmeriCorps Cuts Threaten Service Programs and Their Unifying Power, Advocates Warn
This article was originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on May 7, 2025. By Eden Stiffman On the last day of April, around 250 people gathered at a Washington, D.C., hotel to honor members of Congress who have championed...
Read More »The Daily Yonder: Without AmeriCorps, Rural Communities Will Lose Essential Social Services
This article was originally published in The Daily Yonder on May 6, 2025. By Ilana Newman On Friday, April 25, Sorrell Redford, education director for Montezuma School to Farm Project, heard that their AmeriCorps funding through Serve Colorado would run...
Read More »Statement by the Voices for National Service Steering Committee on the Cuts to AmeriCorps
Tens of thousands of AmeriCorps members serving communities across the United States were abruptly discharged this month—losing not only their modest living allowances and benefits, but also their opportunity to serve their country through national service. But the devastating personal...
Read More »The Washington Post: I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps Hurts America.
This op-ed was originally published in The Washington Post on May 1, 2025. By Congressman Don Bacon Why destroy a program that enriches America every day — including in financial returns? Don Bacon, a Republican, represents Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District...
Read More »The Washington Post: DOGE orders major cuts to AmeriCorps funding, imperiling agency’s work
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...
Read More »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...
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