Matt Forrest
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Chicagoan in Philly | Probably talking about why you should vote.
Trump gutted the national service agency AmeriCorps
Some 32,000 people across the country – mostly young adults but also senior volunteers – have had to immediately stop their work in fields like disaster recovery, education, environmental stewardship and public health.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Some 32,000 people across the country – mostly young adults but also senior volunteers – have had to immediately stop their work in fields like disaster recovery, education, environmental stewardship and public health.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Trump's gutting of AmeriCorps hits hard, for both volunteers and communities
The Trump administration slashed funding for the national service agency and fired most of its staff. 32,000 people, mostly young adults, were forced to stop work immediately.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump gutted the national service agency AmeriCorps
Some 32,000 people across the country – mostly young adults but also senior volunteers – have had to immediately stop their work in fields like disaster recovery, education, environmental stewardship and public health.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Some 32,000 people across the country – mostly young adults but also senior volunteers – have had to immediately stop their work in fields like disaster recovery, education, environmental stewardship and public health.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
“I’m where I’m supposed to be right now. I’m doing something I’m good at,” Pierson said of her AmeriCorps placement. “If Joyful Readers isn’t around, the students are going to ask why, and I won’t be there to explain. It breaks my heart.”
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May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“I’m where I’m supposed to be right now. I’m doing something I’m good at,” Pierson said of her AmeriCorps placement. “If Joyful Readers isn’t around, the students are going to ask why, and I won’t be there to explain. It breaks my heart.”
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It's #PublicServiceRecognitionWeek and what better way to honor the week than to celebrate the 748 AmeriCorps NCCC members who did not get the end to their year of service in the way they imagined. Let's show them the power of the #NationalService community.
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Recognition of Service for AmeriCorps NCCC
On April 14, 748 AmeriCorps NCCC members serving on projects across the nation were demobilized and sent home. Their terms of service were cut short and they were denied a graduation and recognition o...
actionnetwork.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's #PublicServiceRecognitionWeek and what better way to honor the week than to celebrate the 748 AmeriCorps NCCC members who did not get the end to their year of service in the way they imagined. Let's show them the power of the #NationalService community.
actionnetwork.org/events/recog...
actionnetwork.org/events/recog...
“Because if we can no longer defend something as human as the Peace Corps, then maybe we were never worthy of it to begin with.”
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Defending the Peace Corps When It Needs No Defense
In a nation that no longer knows what to do with humility, service itself has become suspect.
open.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Because if we can no longer defend something as human as the Peace Corps, then maybe we were never worthy of it to begin with.”
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Reposted by Matt Forrest
US states sue to block Trump from dismantling AmeriCorps reut.rs/3ELe4uK
US states sue to block Trump from dismantling AmeriCorps
Democratic-led states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration had effectively dismantled AmeriCorps by abruptly canceling grants and cutting 85% of the workforce of the federal agency for national service and volunteering.
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April 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
US states sue to block Trump from dismantling AmeriCorps reut.rs/3ELe4uK
Devastated and angry are the two emotions I’ve been cycling through since we received the email yesterday abruptly ceasing our work.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
DOGE comes for AmeriCorps staff in Washington and across the country
Employees were abruptly placed on administrative leave.
www.politico.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Devastated and angry are the two emotions I’ve been cycling through since we received the email yesterday abruptly ceasing our work.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Everything about this article made me want to throw my phone against the wall.
April 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Everything about this article made me want to throw my phone against the wall.