DOGE cuts AmeriCorps funding—forcing members to be discharged early

Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged as a result of the Trump administration ‘s campaign to shrink government workforce and services.

AmeriCorps’s National Civilian Community Corps informed volunteers Tuesday that they would exit the program early “due to programmatic circumstances beyond your control,” according to an email obtained by the Associated Press.

More than 2,000 people ages 18 to 26 serve for nearly a year...