US EditionAmeriCorps cuts leave people who serve and community organizations scrambling for alternatives
- In mid-April 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency placed most AmeriCorps staff on administrative leave, disrupting national service programs.
- These cuts followed DOGE's mandate to reduce government spending, terminating funding for about 80% of AmeriCorps programs and ending grants to Wisconsin's Serve Wisconsin.
- The funding loss stopped work at over 300 Wisconsin sites, eliminated 430 AmeriCorps jobs, and forced nonprofits and communities to scramble for alternatives amid growing uncertainty.
- Guenther emphasized that service reductions are inevitable due to the $14 million federal funding cuts, which threaten support for vulnerable groups.
- The cuts prompted a 25-state coalition lawsuit challenging the administration’s actions, while affected organizations and corps members seek emergency funding amid concerns over sustainability.
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Portland Press HeraldAmeriCorps cuts will hurt Maine communities, volunteers say
The loss of $400 million in grants to programs across the country puts at risk the service of more than 120 participants in Maine. Now they're asking, 'Why are we under attack?'
·Maine, United States
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DOGE cuts hit Omaha children's education nonprofit at 'critical time'
Partnership 4 Kids learned that its $240,000 in grants were terminated last week as part of Department of Government Efficiency cuts to AmeriCorps, leaving it $130,000 gap for the rest of the year.
·Omaha, United States
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‘A devastating blow’: AmeriCorps cuts leave Ohio non-profits struggling to fill the gap
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Nearly 600 AmeriCorps members throughout Ohio were dismissed last week after more than a thousand AmeriCorps programs nationwide were slashed as part of government cost-cutting efforts.
·Cleveland, United States
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