Alt AmeriCorps VISTA
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Unofficial #resistance team of AmeriCorps VISTA. Not run by current VISTAs/AmeriCorps members/AmeriCorps staff #altfam #altgov Stop thinking about poverty. Always and forever
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Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Near-Level Funding for AmeriCorps - Voices for National Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer at ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Near-Level Funding for AmeriCorps WASHINGTON, DC (July 31, 2025) – Today, the Senate...
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The Senate Appropriations Committee, with bipartisan support, approved a FY2026 spending package providing near-level funding for AmeriCorps compared to FY2025
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
We're back and we're not going anywhere!
"OMB to Release FY 2025 AmeriCorps Funds"
"Releases the hold on more than 180 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs that provide critically needed services to their communities"
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When we fight we win. Keep going 💪🅰️
"OMB to Release FY 2025 AmeriCorps Funds"
"Releases the hold on more than 180 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs that provide critically needed services to their communities"
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
When we fight we win. Keep going 💪🅰️
OMB to Release Fiscal Year 2025 AmeriCorps Funds - Voices for National Service
Releases the hold on more than 180 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs that provide critically needed services to their communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer at ranit@schm...
voicesforservice.org
August 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We're back and we're not going anywhere!
"OMB to Release FY 2025 AmeriCorps Funds"
"Releases the hold on more than 180 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs that provide critically needed services to their communities"
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
When we fight we win. Keep going 💪🅰️
"OMB to Release FY 2025 AmeriCorps Funds"
"Releases the hold on more than 180 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs that provide critically needed services to their communities"
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
When we fight we win. Keep going 💪🅰️
“This administration’s continued efforts to kneecap the vital work of AmeriCorps aren’t just illegal. They’re an attack on one of the most fundamental American ideas: that we Americans help each other.” -- Norm Eisen, exec. chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund
democracyforward.org/updates/foll...
democracyforward.org/updates/foll...
Following First Victory, Broad Coalition Expands Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Continued Attacks On Americorps - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“This administration’s continued efforts to kneecap the vital work of AmeriCorps aren’t just illegal. They’re an attack on one of the most fundamental American ideas: that we Americans help each other.” -- Norm Eisen, exec. chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund
democracyforward.org/updates/foll...
democracyforward.org/updates/foll...
AmeriCorps NCCC is recruiting for a new class! Know a young adult who can roll with the punches? We need them, not just today but to stay as an advocate alumni. I've never been more inspired than from the mbrs who were pushed around this year and kept the hope 💪🅰️
www.americorps.gov/serve/americ...
www.americorps.gov/serve/americ...
AmeriCorps NCCC
www.americorps.gov
August 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
AmeriCorps NCCC is recruiting for a new class! Know a young adult who can roll with the punches? We need them, not just today but to stay as an advocate alumni. I've never been more inspired than from the mbrs who were pushed around this year and kept the hope 💪🅰️
www.americorps.gov/serve/americ...
www.americorps.gov/serve/americ...
The Senate Appropriations Committee, with bipartisan support, approved a FY2026 spending package providing near-level funding for AmeriCorps compared to FY2025
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Near-Level Funding for AmeriCorps - Voices for National Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer at ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Near-Level Funding for AmeriCorps WASHINGTON, DC (July 31, 2025) – Today, the Senate...
voicesforservice.org
August 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The Senate Appropriations Committee, with bipartisan support, approved a FY2026 spending package providing near-level funding for AmeriCorps compared to FY2025
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
voicesforservice.org/news/press-r...
Congress still supports A*C but we need to keep the pressure on to win full House and Senate votes
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DOGE Cuts Debilitate Rural Oregon’s AmeriCorps Program
Source: The Daily Yonder share.newsbreak.com/e6bsg8fv?s=i16
Source: The Daily Yonder share.newsbreak.com/e6bsg8fv?s=i16
DOGE Cuts Debilitate Rural Oregon’s AmeriCorps Program - NewsBreak
Titus Tomlinson can’t travel through rural Oregon without someone recognizing him. “You’re that RARE guy!” people say, referencing the acronym for Resource
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July 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE Cuts Debilitate Rural Oregon’s AmeriCorps Program
Source: The Daily Yonder share.newsbreak.com/e6bsg8fv?s=i16
Source: The Daily Yonder share.newsbreak.com/e6bsg8fv?s=i16
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Nevada Attorney General @aarondfordnv.bsky.social joins 23 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in filing lawsuit against the White House OMB for attempting to gut AmeriCorps by withholding tens of millions in funding for critical service programs.
July 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Nevada Attorney General @aarondfordnv.bsky.social joins 23 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in filing lawsuit against the White House OMB for attempting to gut AmeriCorps by withholding tens of millions in funding for critical service programs.
The lawsuits are working:
* RIF notice for AmeriCorps staff is rescinded by Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., et al. v. AmeriCorps
* Affected staff will return in phases, with an expected return of all affected staff prior to the end of August
www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
* RIF notice for AmeriCorps staff is rescinded by Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., et al. v. AmeriCorps
* Affected staff will return in phases, with an expected return of all affected staff prior to the end of August
www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
AFSCME members push back against attacks on federal workers — and win
AFSCME members are successfully standing up to this White House’s reckless attempts to gut the federal workforce.
www.afscme.org
July 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The lawsuits are working:
* RIF notice for AmeriCorps staff is rescinded by Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., et al. v. AmeriCorps
* Affected staff will return in phases, with an expected return of all affected staff prior to the end of August
www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
* RIF notice for AmeriCorps staff is rescinded by Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., et al. v. AmeriCorps
* Affected staff will return in phases, with an expected return of all affected staff prior to the end of August
www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...
☎️‼️Did you miss today's Call-A-Thon Zoom to save AmeriCorps? It's never to late to make your calls! ujoin.co/campaigns/39...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
This July, save AmeriCorps!
<p>For decades, AmeriCorps members have responded to our country's most immediate and critical needs. Since 1994, more than 1.3 million people have served as AmeriCorps members, and millions more have...
ujoin.co
July 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
☎️‼️Did you miss today's Call-A-Thon Zoom to save AmeriCorps? It's never to late to make your calls! ujoin.co/campaigns/39...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
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Americorps helped return $83 million to working class Americans through their tax return assistance program. Weird how the Trump admin cut the program that helped poor people pay fewer taxes, while bending over backwards to give massive tax breaks to billionaires. Very populist.
July 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Americorps helped return $83 million to working class Americans through their tax return assistance program. Weird how the Trump admin cut the program that helped poor people pay fewer taxes, while bending over backwards to give massive tax breaks to billionaires. Very populist.
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Volunteers?
Wherefore art thou AmeriCorps, Job Corps, SCA, etc etc.
Or our seasonal workforce, for that matter.
Don’t get me wrong— all for volunteers, and we need their contributions now more than ever.
Just pointing out the smaller pool of *paid* labor available to us due to Trump/Elon.
Wherefore art thou AmeriCorps, Job Corps, SCA, etc etc.
Or our seasonal workforce, for that matter.
Don’t get me wrong— all for volunteers, and we need their contributions now more than ever.
Just pointing out the smaller pool of *paid* labor available to us due to Trump/Elon.
The U.S. Forest Service is looking for volunteers to help plant tens of thousands of trees in mountains surrounding Flagstaff that were ravaged by fire.
Forest around Flagstaff was ravaged by wildfire. Volunteers can help replant thousands of trees
The U.S. Forest Service is looking for volunteers to help plant tens of thousands of trees in mountains surrounding Flagstaff that were ravaged by fire.
www.kjzz.org
July 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Volunteers?
Wherefore art thou AmeriCorps, Job Corps, SCA, etc etc.
Or our seasonal workforce, for that matter.
Don’t get me wrong— all for volunteers, and we need their contributions now more than ever.
Just pointing out the smaller pool of *paid* labor available to us due to Trump/Elon.
Wherefore art thou AmeriCorps, Job Corps, SCA, etc etc.
Or our seasonal workforce, for that matter.
Don’t get me wrong— all for volunteers, and we need their contributions now more than ever.
Just pointing out the smaller pool of *paid* labor available to us due to Trump/Elon.
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AmeriCorps is a quintessential American program. It gets important things done for NH every single day—from our public schools to our parks to the homes of seniors across our state.
We are in a fight to protect AmeriCorps and I will not rest until every penny promised to NH is delivered.
We are in a fight to protect AmeriCorps and I will not rest until every penny promised to NH is delivered.
Months after widespread cuts, some AmeriCorps programs receive sudden notice of reinstatement - The Boston Globe
The sudden about-face came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
AmeriCorps is a quintessential American program. It gets important things done for NH every single day—from our public schools to our parks to the homes of seniors across our state.
We are in a fight to protect AmeriCorps and I will not rest until every penny promised to NH is delivered.
We are in a fight to protect AmeriCorps and I will not rest until every penny promised to NH is delivered.
📣 Join the final July #StandWithService Call‑A‑Thon. Our current AmeriCorps Seniors and AmeriCorps State and National programs are in jeopardy. And this is our moment to lean in together and take action
Thursday, July 24 at 3 PM Eastern
🔗 Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thursday, July 24 at 3 PM Eastern
🔗 Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
📣 Join the final July #StandWithService Call‑A‑Thon. Our current AmeriCorps Seniors and AmeriCorps State and National programs are in jeopardy. And this is our moment to lean in together and take action
Thursday, July 24 at 3 PM Eastern
🔗 Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thursday, July 24 at 3 PM Eastern
🔗 Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Get caught up on the current state of AmeriCorps funding and defunding here:
nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica 1/5
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#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica 1/5
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
When it comes to the state of AmeriCorps, lawsuits and advocacy have made a difference. But the federal service program remains at risk.
nonprofitquarterly.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Get caught up on the current state of AmeriCorps funding and defunding here:
nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica 1/5
nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica 1/5
AmeriCorps is America at its Most Resilient
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica at its most resilient. From Joplin to Asheville, @AmeriCorps helps communities rebuild & recover.
Take a #Stand4Service - call on Congress to protect & invest in AmeriCorps: bit.ly/AmeriCorpsxAmerica
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica at its most resilient. From Joplin to Asheville, @AmeriCorps helps communities rebuild & recover.
Take a #Stand4Service - call on Congress to protect & invest in AmeriCorps: bit.ly/AmeriCorpsxAmerica
AmeriCorps is America
For more than 30 years, Americans have answered the call to serve. Now, AmeriCorps is under threat. Stand up for service and celebrate America at its best.
bit.ly
July 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
AmeriCorps is America at its Most Resilient
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica at its most resilient. From Joplin to Asheville, @AmeriCorps helps communities rebuild & recover.
Take a #Stand4Service - call on Congress to protect & invest in AmeriCorps: bit.ly/AmeriCorpsxAmerica
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica at its most resilient. From Joplin to Asheville, @AmeriCorps helps communities rebuild & recover.
Take a #Stand4Service - call on Congress to protect & invest in AmeriCorps: bit.ly/AmeriCorpsxAmerica
North Dakota AmeriCorps members say "I will finish what I started" despite uncertainty created by DOGE
"AmeriCorps members Get Things Done" 💪🅰️
www.kfyrtv.com/video/2025/0...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
"AmeriCorps members Get Things Done" 💪🅰️
www.kfyrtv.com/video/2025/0...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
‘Finish what I started’: Minot AmeriCorps members transition to Strengthen ND’s program
‘Finish what I started’: Minot AmeriCorps members transition to Strengthen ND’s program
www.kfyrtv.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
North Dakota AmeriCorps members say "I will finish what I started" despite uncertainty created by DOGE
"AmeriCorps members Get Things Done" 💪🅰️
www.kfyrtv.com/video/2025/0...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
"AmeriCorps members Get Things Done" 💪🅰️
www.kfyrtv.com/video/2025/0...
#AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
"US District Court Judge Matthew Maddox issued a preliminary injunction on July 7 that would restore unionized AmeriCorps staff [...] AmeriCorps has moved forward with selecting grantees for next year. However, the Trump administration has yet to release all funds" #AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
AmeriCorps makes progress in legal battle against funding cuts, yet work remains disrupted
Despite winning court injunctions to restore some funding and staff to AmeriCorps, the Trump administration’s attempt to cut the group’s funding continues to hamper its work in schools and elsewhere.
www.chalkbeat.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"US District Court Judge Matthew Maddox issued a preliminary injunction on July 7 that would restore unionized AmeriCorps staff [...] AmeriCorps has moved forward with selecting grantees for next year. However, the Trump administration has yet to release all funds" #AmeriCorpsIsAmerica
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⛰️🅰️ 🏞️ Coloradans are running a letter writing campaign to deliver a full mailbag of letters to Congress. CO wants their politicians to join the National Service Caucus & to restore AmeriCorps funding for this year + beyond
Sign a letter online with Action Network: actionnetwork.org/letters/defe...
Sign a letter online with Action Network: actionnetwork.org/letters/defe...
Defend National Service in Colorado – Take Action to Save AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing challenges. Each year...
actionnetwork.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
⛰️🅰️ 🏞️ Coloradans are running a letter writing campaign to deliver a full mailbag of letters to Congress. CO wants their politicians to join the National Service Caucus & to restore AmeriCorps funding for this year + beyond
Sign a letter online with Action Network: actionnetwork.org/letters/defe...
Sign a letter online with Action Network: actionnetwork.org/letters/defe...
📣 Calling New York State AmeriCorps alumni and supporters - join fellow national service champions on June 18 to #StandForService and amplify the impact of AmeriCorps
Instagram: 📷nystandwithservice www.instagram.com/nystandwiths...
Instagram: 📷nystandwithservice www.instagram.com/nystandwiths...
June 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
📣 Calling New York State AmeriCorps alumni and supporters - join fellow national service champions on June 18 to #StandForService and amplify the impact of AmeriCorps
Instagram: 📷nystandwithservice www.instagram.com/nystandwiths...
Instagram: 📷nystandwithservice www.instagram.com/nystandwiths...
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AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
The independent federal agency had been facilitating the work of approximately 200,000 volunteers a year, deploying them across the country through partnerships with thousands of nonprofits.
buff.ly
June 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
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Today's Team Kentucky Update included news on:
✅Over 1,300 new jobs being created
✅Steps to fight against AmeriCorps and SNAP cuts
✅Record year for Kentucky Tourism
✅Driver licensing
✅Juneteenth
Read more: tinyurl.com/bd9xh9mv
✅Over 1,300 new jobs being created
✅Steps to fight against AmeriCorps and SNAP cuts
✅Record year for Kentucky Tourism
✅Driver licensing
✅Juneteenth
Read more: tinyurl.com/bd9xh9mv
June 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today's Team Kentucky Update included news on:
✅Over 1,300 new jobs being created
✅Steps to fight against AmeriCorps and SNAP cuts
✅Record year for Kentucky Tourism
✅Driver licensing
✅Juneteenth
Read more: tinyurl.com/bd9xh9mv
✅Over 1,300 new jobs being created
✅Steps to fight against AmeriCorps and SNAP cuts
✅Record year for Kentucky Tourism
✅Driver licensing
✅Juneteenth
Read more: tinyurl.com/bd9xh9mv
From AP News: "The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday"
apnews.com/article/amer...
When we fight, we win. 💪🅰️
apnews.com/article/amer...
When we fight, we win. 💪🅰️
AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules
A federal judge has issued a temporary block on the Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two doz...
apnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
From AP News: "The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday"
apnews.com/article/amer...
When we fight, we win. 💪🅰️
apnews.com/article/amer...
When we fight, we win. 💪🅰️
🚨 TODAY'S BIG NEWS 🚨 Judge issues injunction to force Trump to restore AmeriCorps funding in 24 states + DC
From America's Service Commissions: "While we are thankful for the harm that may be mitigated in those states, we urge the court to provide relief to all impacted states and territories."
From America's Service Commissions: "While we are thankful for the harm that may be mitigated in those states, we urge the court to provide relief to all impacted states and territories."
ASC Statement on Preliminary Injunction in AmeriCorps Court Case
www.statecommissions.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🚨 TODAY'S BIG NEWS 🚨 Judge issues injunction to force Trump to restore AmeriCorps funding in 24 states + DC
From America's Service Commissions: "While we are thankful for the harm that may be mitigated in those states, we urge the court to provide relief to all impacted states and territories."
From America's Service Commissions: "While we are thankful for the harm that may be mitigated in those states, we urge the court to provide relief to all impacted states and territories."