The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to dismantle AmeriCorps
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to dismantle AmeriCorps, the country’s premier national service program, delivering a crushing blow to low-income Americans who rely on its community-focused programs. Final layoffs for the agency’s staff are scheduled for June 24, as the administration eliminates $400 million in grants — nearly half the agency’s funding — and shutters programs that support more than 32,000 service members and volunteers across the country.
The move coincides with sweeping cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, housing assistance, and other vital social programs. These actions follow a pattern of policy decisions that have enriched Donald Trump, his family, and the nation’s wealthiest while systematically punishing the poor.
The dismantling of AmeriCorps is now the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Plaintiffs include Elev8 Baltimore, Red Cloud Indian School, Bur Oak Land Trust, Democracy Maine, the AmeriCorps Employees Union Local 2027, and nearly two dozen other nonprofit organizations and individuals directly impacted by the closures.
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/trump-administration-dismantles-americorps/
https://www.americorps.gov/serve/americorps/americorps-nccc
