Trump’s Cutting AmeriCorps Will Hurt America

Trump’s cutting AmeriCorps will hurt America

Few programs are as “America-first” as AmeriCorps. It is a decades old initiative, bipartisan in its creation and operation, that has provided national service opportunities for over a million people in a variety of service areas in every state in the union. It is often a life-changing experience, both for those who benefit directly from the service project and for those who provide the service.

Court fight begins over Trump’s destruction of AmeriCorps

The Trump administration is preparing to terminate AmeriCorps, eliminating $400 million in grants and cutting off critical services for tens of thousands, while continuing to advance policies that benefit Donald Trump, his family, and wealthy allies at the expense of…

Federal cuts to AmeriCorps, service programs, ‘devastating’ to local communities

The federal government cut $400 million in grant funding for AmeriCorps, which terminated 80 Montana AmeriCorps members across five programs. Late on a Sunday evening in April, Silas Smith, an AmeriCorps service member working with a food security nonprofit in the Flathead Valley, was scrolling the internet when he found a Reddit post detailing a proposed list of AmeriCorps programs that might be axed nationwide. His program in Montana was on th…

AmeriCorps and USAID cuts are unconscionable - Chilkat Valley News

AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993. The AmeriCorps name was chosen to exemplify the similarity with the U.S. Peace Corps. AmeriCorps volunteers operate in the USA and its territories, while Peace Corps volunteers work in …

QC rallies to retain local Americorps programs, workers

Thanks to the generosity of key Quad Cities funders, some local AmeriCorps staff and members now will be able to complete their service commitments this summer, the City of Davenport announced.  According to the city, the Regional Development Authority (RDA) led a community effort to locate funds to enable the Americorps’ work to continue. The […]The post QC rallies to retain local Americorps programs, workers  appeared first on Quad Cities Busi…