DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
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Summary
Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has cut funding to the US federal agency AmeriCorps, which oversees voluntary work across the country.
AmeriCorps is better known as AmeriCorps NCCC, which offers 2,200 places each year for US graduates aged 18 to 26 to work on community projects.
The programme offers students the chance to work on projects such as helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Forest Service, as well as distributing supplies for hurricane recovery and helping to rebuild homes destroyed in storms.
Those who have had their volunteering opportunities terminated have been recalled to their homes.
The move comes just a few weeks ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
AmeriCorps has come under fire in the past for its expense compared to other similar programmes and its grant making.
