AmeriCorps is under threat.

Help us save AmeriCorps by taking the actions below

What Happened?

AmeriCorps, the federal agency responsible for national service and volunteers, was forced to reduce its workforce and breadth of its service year programs. These actions, at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), include eliminating agency staff by an estimated 85%, demobilizing AmeriCorps NCCC, and terminating $400 million in grants. This loss of funding impacts nearly 33,000 corps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers at more than 1,000 nonprofit and civic organizations.

If we stay on this path, then we’re likely to see any meaningful domestic effort in support of national service and volunteerism removed from the federal government for the first time in generations. That means:

  • Americans will have fewer ways to serve their country while building workforce ready skills and credentials.

  • Communities in every state will suffer without critical services that keep their neighbors healthy, supported, and safe.

  • Our country will lose a vital opportunity to bring people together across lines of difference in pursuit of a common cause. 

Information from Service Year Alliance.

Take Action Today

Many organizations are fighting hard to save AmeriCorps. Take action today and check back often to see what you can do to support this effort:

  • Take 2 minutes and email your members of Congress using the Voices of National Service outreach tool.

  • Take 10 minutes and write or record your service story with Service Year Alliance to support specific state and sector advocacy.

  • Take more time and join a local organizing effort with Stand For Service.

Remember the AmeriCorps Pledge:

I will get things done for America – to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier.

I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities.

Faced with apathy, I will take action.

Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.

Faced with adversity, I will persevere.

I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond.

I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.