EFFINGHAM — The Green Mountain Conservation Group is among organizations that have been left scrambling for help after the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut funding for AmeriCorps, the GMCG executive director told the Sun on Tuesday.
AmeriCorps is a federal agency for national service and volunteerism. it has focused on disaster services, education, economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, healthy futures and veterans and military families.
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