- Major cuts to AmeriCorps are leading to the termination of thousands of volunteer and employee positions nationwide, directly impacting nonprofits like the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing and Edgewood Village Housing that rely on these services.
- Local leaders, including Rebecca Kasen, emphasize that the cuts will reduce critical services such as legal aid, counseling, and youth programs for underserved communities.
- Some host sites are attempting to retain AmeriCorps workers through the end of their terms, but uncertainty remains as nonprofits struggle to fill service gaps caused by the sudden loss of support.
- In the attached story, I spoke with Maya Crawford who was directly impacted
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
Thousands of AmeriCorps volunteer and employee positions are being terminated across the country, directly impacting organizations like the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.
“We’re a low budget non profit and we rely heavily on volunteers so without our vista, we either have to go without certain services or we have to find money that just doesn’t exist,” Rebecca Kasen said…