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...
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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 »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...
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