This op-ed was originally published by The Hechinger Report on May 16, 2025. By Aneesh Sohoni and Jim Balfanz The recent decision to cancel $400 million in AmeriCorps grants is nothing short of a crisis. With over 1,000 programs affected...
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Grist: After Disasters, AmeriCorps was Everywhere. What Happens When it’s Gone?
This article was originally published by Grist on May 15, 2025. By Kate Yoder After devastating fires tore through Los Angeles in January, a crew of more than 300 young people showed up to help, many of them members of...
Read More »Revolving Door Project: Musk’s DOGE Cuts to AmeriCorps Have Triggered a Nationwide Public Service Collapse
This blog post was originally published by Revolving Door Project on May 14, 2025. By Xaver Clarke Update: On June 5, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Trump administration’s slashing of AmeriCorps programs likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act, siding...
Read More »NPR: Trump’s Gutting of AmeriCorps Hits Hard, for Both Volunteers and Communities
This article was originally published by NPR on May 9, 2025. By Jennifer Ludden Until last month, 25-year-old Theo Faucher was an AmeriCorps team leader. He and 10 others got a small stipend to build affordable homes in Virginia, remove...
Read More »News From The States: As Trump Slashes AmeriCorps, States Lose a Federal Partner in Community Service
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...
Read More »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...
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