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In #NewYork, more than 65 AmeriCorps Seniors #FosterGrandparent vols had to pause service due to FY25 funds being withheld.
"The program has given me a reason to get up & going. I love the kids...I have a purpose in my life now.” - Foster Grandparent volunteer
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"The program has given me a reason to get up & going. I love the kids...I have a purpose in my life now.” - Foster Grandparent volunteer
www.peace-caa.org/pauses-its-f...
PEACE, Inc. Pauses its AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program effective immediately | PEACE, Inc.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
In #NewYork, more than 65 AmeriCorps Seniors #FosterGrandparent vols had to pause service due to FY25 funds being withheld.
"The program has given me a reason to get up & going. I love the kids...I have a purpose in my life now.” - Foster Grandparent volunteer
www.peace-caa.org/pauses-its-f...
"The program has given me a reason to get up & going. I love the kids...I have a purpose in my life now.” - Foster Grandparent volunteer
www.peace-caa.org/pauses-its-f...
In #Iowa, the Hawkeye Community College AmeriCorps Seniors #SeniorCompanion program paused operations - impacting 50+ vols & the 75+ homebound seniors who depend on them.
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Iowa college halts senior companion program with federal funds on hold • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Hawkeye Community College halted a program that connects older adult volunteers with clients for companionship due to held federal funding.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In #Iowa, the Hawkeye Community College AmeriCorps Seniors #SeniorCompanion program paused operations - impacting 50+ vols & the 75+ homebound seniors who depend on them.
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#Stand4Service
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#Stand4Service
Rural communities in #Colorado are feeling the pain of DOGE’s AmeriCorps cuts.
CO Lt Gov Primavera said: “AmeriCorps members’ service is the only support system in many rural towns; losing these programs isn’t just a budget issue, it’s a community resilience issue.”
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CO Lt Gov Primavera said: “AmeriCorps members’ service is the only support system in many rural towns; losing these programs isn’t just a budget issue, it’s a community resilience issue.”
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Without AmeriCorps, Rural Communities Will Lose Essential Social Services | The Daily Yonder
On Friday, April 25, Sorrell Redford, education director for Montezuma School to Farm Project, heard that their AmeriCorps funding through Serve Colorado
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May 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Rural communities in #Colorado are feeling the pain of DOGE’s AmeriCorps cuts.
CO Lt Gov Primavera said: “AmeriCorps members’ service is the only support system in many rural towns; losing these programs isn’t just a budget issue, it’s a community resilience issue.”
dailyyonder.com/without-amer...
CO Lt Gov Primavera said: “AmeriCorps members’ service is the only support system in many rural towns; losing these programs isn’t just a budget issue, it’s a community resilience issue.”
dailyyonder.com/without-amer...
Cuts to AmeriCorps in #Kentucky aren’t just impacting the members who serve - but also the families & kiddos who rely on them.
As one parent said: “I don’t think my little boy would have learned to read had it not been for the services he received.”
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As one parent said: “I don’t think my little boy would have learned to read had it not been for the services he received.”
www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...
DOGE cutting funds for dyslexic children’s reading program at KY settlement school
Hindman Settlement School in Knott County will lose $250,000 this year and could lose an estimated $1.2 million next year, say executive director Will Anderson and Josh Mullins, senior director of ope...
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May 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Cuts to AmeriCorps in #Kentucky aren’t just impacting the members who serve - but also the families & kiddos who rely on them.
As one parent said: “I don’t think my little boy would have learned to read had it not been for the services he received.”
www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...
As one parent said: “I don’t think my little boy would have learned to read had it not been for the services he received.”
www.kentucky.com/news/local/e...
In Berkshire #Massachusetts, the hammers at Habitat construction sites have gone quiet & homes will take longer to build, thanks to DOGE’s termination of $400 million in AmeriCorps grants that abruptly ended the service of thousands of AmeriCorps members across the country.
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Sudden slashing of AmeriCorps grants by DOGE leave two Berkshires nonprofits scrambling
Their contracts were canceled before the end date. It's resulting in the firing of a combined 14 AmeriCorps members doing service work in the Berkshires.
www.berkshireeagle.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In Berkshire #Massachusetts, the hammers at Habitat construction sites have gone quiet & homes will take longer to build, thanks to DOGE’s termination of $400 million in AmeriCorps grants that abruptly ended the service of thousands of AmeriCorps members across the country.
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So sorry to hear you were impacted. AmeriCorps members have made a huge difference in Flint and across Michigan. Such a loss.
April 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
So sorry to hear you were impacted. AmeriCorps members have made a huge difference in Flint and across Michigan. Such a loss.
In #Wisconsin, AmeriCorps grant terminations mean about 430 AmeriCorps members who have been addressing such as literacy, conservation, homelessness & health care have been told to pack up & go home.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Latest DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps gut Wisconsin programs, end work for 430 people
About 430 AmeriCorps members who have been working in Wisconsin on issues such as literacy, conservation, homelessness and health care were sent home.
www.jsonline.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In #Wisconsin, AmeriCorps grant terminations mean about 430 AmeriCorps members who have been addressing such as literacy, conservation, homelessness & health care have been told to pack up & go home.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
I'm so sorry, Cameron! Definitely not the end to service you and your teammates deserved. But thank you for all you gave!
April 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm so sorry, Cameron! Definitely not the end to service you and your teammates deserved. But thank you for all you gave!
East #Philly resident, whose home was finally being repaired 4 years after #HurricaneIda, on #AmeriCorps NCCC departure:
“It’s devastating that they had to go home early. They are needed…not just needed by me…they’re needed all over.”
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“It’s devastating that they had to go home early. They are needed…not just needed by me…they’re needed all over.”
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Trump cuts to AmeriCorps delay Ida storm recovery for Philly homeowners
A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
East #Philly resident, whose home was finally being repaired 4 years after #HurricaneIda, on #AmeriCorps NCCC departure:
“It’s devastating that they had to go home early. They are needed…not just needed by me…they’re needed all over.”
whyy.org/articles/tru...
“It’s devastating that they had to go home early. They are needed…not just needed by me…they’re needed all over.”
whyy.org/articles/tru...
AmeriCorps members were on the ground in #NorthCarolina responding to #HurricaneHelene within days of the storm. And many were still there….until now. 50+ #AmeriCorpsNCCC members were removed from service & sent home this week.
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AmeriCorps teams pulled from N.C. Helene recovery after federal cuts
Volunteers were told in an unsigned memo this week that their AmeriCorps program was ending early.
spectrumlocalnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
AmeriCorps members were on the ground in #NorthCarolina responding to #HurricaneHelene within days of the storm. And many were still there….until now. 50+ #AmeriCorpsNCCC members were removed from service & sent home this week.
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It's almost the height of fire season in #Colorado & @AmeriCorpsNCCC was ready to help. Now they can't. An AmeriCorps NCCC team just helped Colorado Firecamp mitigate fire risks & another was expected this summer...until deployments were canceled by DOGE.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's almost the height of fire season in #Colorado & @AmeriCorpsNCCC was ready to help. Now they can't. An AmeriCorps NCCC team just helped Colorado Firecamp mitigate fire risks & another was expected this summer...until deployments were canceled by DOGE.
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AmeriCorps was ready to answer the call in #Wisconsin.
One @AmeriCorpsNCCC team was going to build a home in NW WI. Another was going to help foster youth in Plymouth. Another was about to build houses & trails in Wausau.
Now they aren't coming.
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One @AmeriCorpsNCCC team was going to build a home in NW WI. Another was going to help foster youth in Plymouth. Another was about to build houses & trails in Wausau.
Now they aren't coming.
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http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/17/doge-cuts-to-americorps-mean-wisconsin-projects-lose-volunteers/83128638007
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April 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
AmeriCorps was ready to answer the call in #Wisconsin.
One @AmeriCorpsNCCC team was going to build a home in NW WI. Another was going to help foster youth in Plymouth. Another was about to build houses & trails in Wausau.
Now they aren't coming.
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One @AmeriCorpsNCCC team was going to build a home in NW WI. Another was going to help foster youth in Plymouth. Another was about to build houses & trails in Wausau.
Now they aren't coming.
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AmeriCorps NCCC members serving supporting disaster recovery from #HurricaneDelta & the Spring 2024 storms in Lafayette #Louisiana were pulled mid-service.
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Several AmeriCorps volunteers in Lafayette dismissed following federal directive
National Civilian Community Corps members pulled from service, volunteers sent home following DOGE directive
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April 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
AmeriCorps NCCC members serving supporting disaster recovery from #HurricaneDelta & the Spring 2024 storms in Lafayette #Louisiana were pulled mid-service.
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