Americorps is the latest federal organization to have money cut by the trump administration. Here in central Illinois -- a group they fund just got a stop work order.

When news of more budget cuts championed by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) trickled down to thousands of AmeriCorps members and volunteers across Minnesota last week,

Here’s what to know about the cuts and how states are responding. What is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps is a federal agency dedicated to paid national service as well as volunteerism, offering what it says are “opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds to serve their country.