As part of its efforts to completely restructure the
Clinton-era volunteer organization, the Trump administration administratively
suspended nearly 75% of AmeriCorps' full-time staff.
535 of AmeriCorps' 700 full-time employees were suspended,
an administration source told Fox News Digital. The Trump administration said
this is part of a broader plan to reduce the overall size of the federal
government.
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps volunteers,
part of a program specifically focused on volunteer opportunities for young
people between the ages of 18 and 26, were removed from service ahead of the
Trump administration's decision to administratively suspend the agency's
full-time staff on Wednesday. Additionally, AmeriCorps contracts totaling
approximately $250 million were terminated said CBrief