FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer at ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Voices for National Service Calls on OMB to Release Impounded AmeriCorps Funds WASHINGTON, DC (June 27, 2025) – Voices for National Service today called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
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Statement on the Federal Court Decision on AmeriCorps Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, 202-538-1065, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Statement by AnnMaura Connolly, President, Voices for National Service on the Federal Court Decision on AmeriCorps Funding WASHINGTON, DC (June 5, 2025) — AnnMaura Connolly, President of Voices for National Service, issued...
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 »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 »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...
Read More »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...
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