Deep cuts at AmeriCorps are affecting environment and conservation programs.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, ordered significant reductions in staffing and funding at AmeriCorps in April, according to reports in multiple news outlets. AmeriCorps is a federal agency that provides workforce development and service through its members across the country.
The DOGE cuts have resulted in thousands of AmeriCorps members losing their jobs, according to Rachel Bruns, chief engagement officer at America’s Service Commissions, a national association of state commissions that run AmeriCorps Programs…