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AmeriCorps cuts impacting mental health program for Colorado students • May 17, 2025, 10:53 AM ET (CBS)
Maryland leaders, community organizations highlight impact of federal cuts to AmeriCorps funding • May 9, 2025, 8:33 AM ET (CBS)
Trump administration cuts to AmeriCorps causing "damage and chaos," groups say • May 8, 2025, 8:46 AM ET (CBS)
AmeriCorps cuts leave people who serve and community organizations scrambling for alternatives • May 3, 2025, 12:06 AM ET (AP)
AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration • Apr. 29, 2025, 5:32 PM ET (AP)

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Date 1993 - present
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