Statement In Response To Trump Administration’s Proposal To Eliminate National Service In The FY20 Budget | The Administration has missed yet another opportunity to bring the country together and call a generation to service.
The Administration has missed yet another opportunity to bring the country together
and call a generation to service.
WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2019) – “We are deeply concerned that, for the third year in a row, President Trump has proposed eliminating the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps”, says Shirley Sagawa, CEO of Service Year Alliance. “The Peace Corps and YouthBuild are also on the chopping block, with proposed cuts of $14 million and $5 million, respectively. Unfortunately, the Administration has missed yet another opportunity to bring the country together and call a generation to service. The proposed cuts ignore the powerful impact that national service has in communities across the country and the long history of bipartisan support.”