This week, the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to mark up their proposed FY25 spending bill. Overall, the bill allocates $198.4 billion for spending – a cut of $24.6 billion, or 11%,...
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AmeriCorps on the Chopping Block in its 30th Anniversary Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com AmeriCorps on the Chopping Block in its 30th Anniversary Year House bill proposes to defund thousands of nonprofit and community-based organizations Washington, DC (June 27, 2024) – For thirty years, AmeriCorps members have provided critical services...
Read More »Bipartisan Group of Government Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Bipartisan Group of Government Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors Washington, DC (April 28, 2024) – Voices for National Service announced today that it will honor 13 distinguished government...
Read More »Congressional Spending Package is a Bad Deal for AmeriCorps
Fiscal year 2024 appropriations will lead to loss of thousands of AmeriCorps positions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (March 25, 2024) – The final fiscal year 2024 spending package passed by Congress this weekend puts nonprofits...
Read More »Univision: “Congress must invest in AmeriCorps and our students”
Note: This op-ed originally ran in Spanish on Univision.com. By Kimberly Benavides, Executive Director, Reading Partners North Texas We’re facing a student literacy crisis in North Texas. According to the 2022 NAEP assessment, only 18 percent of our state’s fourth...
Read More »Administration’s Budget Fails to Adequately Fund AmeriCorps to Meet the Needs of Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Administration’s Budget Fails to Adequately Fund AmeriCorps to Meet the Needs of Americans Funding level would lead to the loss of tens of thousands of AmeriCorps members Washington, DC (March 11, 2024) – If...
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Dallas Morning News: Neil Bush: National service matters now more than ever
Congress is considering a funding cut to AmeriCorps, but Neil Bush writes that national service is more important now than ever.
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