Aspen Public Radio | S Redford
Near the end of April, DOGE cut over 1,000 AmeriCorps grants totaling nearly $400 million across the United States. Many of these programs provided pivotal social services for rural communities that do not have the resources to fill these gaps without federal funding. In Cortez, Colorado, Montezuma School (above) to Farm Project depends on AmeriCorps members to keep the organization going. The nonprofit teaches garden classes in local public schools and also grows food for the food pantry, Good Samaritans. Redford said they have a goal to produce 6,000 pounds of food this year.