This op-ed was originally published by Inc.com on July 3, 2025. By Noral Segal My father created AmeriCorps, which has helped build American entrepreneurship. It also built me. Entrepreneurship is at the heart of what makes this nation great. It’s...
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EdNC: We Need AmeriCorps So Students Can Thrive
This op-ed was originally published in EdNC on June 27, 2025. By Rachel Candaso AmeriCorps is a vital engine for progress in our state and across the country. The decision in April to eliminate $400 million in AmeriCorps funding nationwide represents a...
Read More »National Parks Traveler: Our Public Lands Need AmeriCorps
This op-ed was originally published by National Parks Traveler on June 25, 2025. By David Vela and Leslie Weldon June is Great Outdoors Month — a time to celebrate America’s public lands and the many ways to get outside and...
Read More »Idaho Capitol Sun: AmeriCorps is a Program that Creates Betters Futures. Here’s How Cuts to it Harm Idaho.
This op-ed was originally published in the Idaho Capitol Sun on June 23, 2025. By Liz Cartwright Over the last couple of months, funding for AmeriCorps and Vista programs has been drastically cut in Idaho and in the rest of the United States....
Read More »CT News Junkie: AmeriCorps Changed My Life; Cutting It Now Hurts The Country I Signed Up To Serve
This op-ed was originally published in CT News Junkie on June 18, 2025. By Ryan Matthews I don’t remember exactly what I earned during my AmeriCorps term — just under $13,000, I think. I qualified for food stamps. I shared...
Read More »Chalkbeat: AmeriCorps’ Work With Students Nationwide in Limbo Despite Halt to Federal Funding Cuts
This article was originally published in Chalkbeat on June 17, 2025. By Norah Rami When a federal judge earlier this month ordered the Trump administration to restore AmeriCorps funding, there was no relief for the hundreds of service groups that...
Read More »The Conversation: AmeriCorps is on the Chopping Block – Despite Research Showing that the National Service Agency is Making a Difference in Local Communities
This article was originally published in The Conversation on June 6, 2025. By Pamela Paxton Hundreds of thousands of U.S. nonprofits provide vital services, such as running food banks and youth programs, supporting public health initiatives and helping unemployed people...
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