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When DOGE decided to cut $400 million in AmeriCorps programs, 32,000 members and volunteers had to stop their service immediately, leaving communities' most pressing needs unmet. These folks were serving on a variety of projects, from disaster response to education.
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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.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When DOGE decided to cut $400 million in AmeriCorps programs, 32,000 members and volunteers had to stop their service immediately, leaving communities' most pressing needs unmet. These folks were serving on a variety of projects, from disaster response to education.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
AmeriCorps programs like NCCC place folks (in this case, young people) in some of our most vulnerable and underserved areas to provide crucial services for a tiny living stipend. These programs are worth far more than they cost the govt. Cutting them will hurt communities across the country.
Volunteers with AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program were abruptly ordered to pack up and go home, with little explanation. It’s part of the latest round of cuts pushed by Elon Musk.
April 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AmeriCorps programs like NCCC place folks (in this case, young people) in some of our most vulnerable and underserved areas to provide crucial services for a tiny living stipend. These programs are worth far more than they cost the govt. Cutting them will hurt communities across the country.