{"id":3901,"date":"2018-02-13T03:15:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2018-02-12T16:37:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T00:37:44","slug":"nationalservice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/2018\/02\/nationalservice\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump wants to eliminate national service"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On February 12, 2018, the President of the USA,\u00a0Donald Trump, sent his official Fiscal Year 2019 Budget request to Congress. This budget proposes the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service in FY <\/strong>2019, and provides funding for an “orderly shutdown.”\u00a0Here is an official statement about this budget proposal from CNCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This budget cut will mean the elimination of AmeriCorps<\/a>, VISTA<\/a>, Conservation Corps<\/a> (the modern-day CCC) and Senior Corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have seen, first hand, the impact that these national service members have had on nonprofit and public institutions, and those they serve, across this nation. These programs are a part of what make\u00a0my country great – great right now<\/em>. Members of these services provide CRITICAL services that benefit millions of people in our country. Members go on to an intense awareness about community issues that make them better citizens, more educated votes, and more productive members of society. The first President George Bush, President Bill Clinton, the second President George Bush, and President Barack Obama all supported these national service programs. If these national service programs are eliminated, millions will suffer, and yet another great thing about these United States will go away.<\/p>\n

I am being entirely politically slanted with this blog and begging every person in the USA to write their\u00a0US Senators and US Congressional representatives to stand firm in support of national service programs and to pressure their colleagues to do the same. We cannot let these programs be cut.<\/p>\n

I warned you of this a year ago:\u00a0AmeriCorps, VISTA, other CNCS programs could soon be gone<\/a><\/p>\n

In the meantime, I guess it’s time to\u00a0scramble volunteers to preserve\u00a0the research and resources CNCS has compiled on its web site before the government deletes it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also see:<\/p>\n