Several local AmeriCorps workers and their public service are lost to DOGE decision

Letters to the Editor: Volunteer tutors bemoan DOGE’s ‘disgraceful’ cuts to AmeriCorps

'What is particularly distressing is that there are only three weeks left to go this semester, so the children we tutor will not even know why we are not coming to see them,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps leave Michigan tutoring program searching for new funding • Michigan Advance

Marcie Gould, a tutor/interventionist with the Michigan Education Corps, works with a student on literacy exercises at Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School on Fri., April 4, 2025 in Ecorse, Michigan. (Lori Higgins / Chalkbeat)This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. A Michigan program that deploys reading and math …

Several local AmeriCorps workers and their public service are lost to DOGE decision

Goshen found a way to keep its five workers, but other entities scramble as projects are left in the lurch.

Federal cuts to AmeriCorps program reduces staff of Keep Knoxville Beautiful

A release from Keep Knoxville Beautiful said the two AmeriCorps positions were canceled effective as of Monday, bringing its full-time staff down to three people.

Iowa loses hundreds of AmeriCorps positions amid latest federal funding cuts

In Iowa, 338 AmeriCorps members are now looking for new opportunities after their positions suddenly went away.

Junior Giants Ambassador program in jeopardy after $400M in AmeriCorps cuts by DOGE

The Junior Giants program is known for offering no-cost sports programming with a focus on character development. It promotes values, like confidence, leadership and teamwork. But now, that mission is in jeopardy.