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A public policy coalition and initiative of @statecommission. We believe in expanding national service & volunteerism at the state and local level.
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"I support improving efficiency & eliminating waste, but I would have to object to cutting AmeriCorps grants like those that support Louisianaās veterans & organizations that provide crucial support after hurricanes & natural disasters." āU.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. x.com/SenBillCassidyā¦


AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve in schools across the country, supporting student needs through tutoring, mentoring, afterschool programs, and more. Learn how the recent grant terminations are impacting this work in Nevada. thenevadaindependent.com/article/i-feelā¦



šļø On Iowa Public Radio, ASC Chief Engagement Officer Rachel Manuel Bruns speaks about the impact of the AmeriCorps grant terminations on AmeriCorps members, nonprofits, and community services in her home state of Iowa. iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-ā¦






Tutoring kids, assisting farmers, teaching survival skills, disaster recovery ā just a few of the things AmeriCorps members did in West Virginia. "Now... all of these efforts to make life better in West Virginia are threatened or already eliminated." mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/19/ameā¦

Following floods, hurricanes & tornadoes, AmeriCorps members work months or years to clean up & rebuild. The recent cuts to AmeriCorps "will be disastrous to communities & the thing thatās really unfortunate is we wonāt feel it until after disaster hits.ā grist.org/extreme-weatheā¦



Thank you to everyone who has donated to the National AmeriCorps Member Emergency Fund ā more than $83,000 so far! Due to high demand for aid, we've increased our fundraising goal to $500,000. Please consider making a donation or sharing w/ your networks: statecommissions.givepulse.com/event/601631-eā¦



More than 32,000 AmeriCorps members were terminated last month, but it went largely unnoticed because most of the jobs were concentrated in nonprofit human services agencies that help underserved communities. Learn more about these devastating cuts. ā¤µļø washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05ā¦

In the Daily Montanan, Micah Drew reports that 80 Montana AmeriCorps members lost their jobs last month as a result of the grant terminations, leaving nonprofits and agencies short staffed and devastating local communities. dailymontanan.com/2025/05/29/fedā¦
