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GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Efforts to Protect State from Trump’s Reckless Cuts, Reinforcing the Power of Service in the Bay Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Karie Portillo, Karie.Portillo@cv.ca.gov, 916-584-1705 GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Efforts to Protect State from Trump’s Reckless Cuts, Reinforcing the Power of Service in the Bay Area What you need...
State Hosts Holiday Community Celebration Featuring the California State Capitol Tree
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY GO-SERVE CONTACT: Cristina Valdivia, cristina.valdivia@cv.ca.gov, 916-508-9018DDS CONTACT: Krystyne McComb, Krystyne.McComb@dds.ca.gov, 916-584-6354 MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 State Hosts Holiday Community...
In the Wake of Recent Tragedy, State and Stockton Leaders Come Together to Promote Positive Pathways that Support Safe, Thriving Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Cristina Valdivia, Cristina.Valdivia@californiavolunteers.ca.gov, (916) 508-9018 In the Wake of Recent Tragedy, State and Stockton Leaders Come Together to Promote Positive Pathways that Support Safe,...
GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Work to Protect California from Trump’s Reckless Cuts and Reinforce the Power of Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Christina Cano, Christina.Cano@cv.ca.gov, (279) 224-2907 GO-Serve, State Attorney General Highlight Work to Protect California from Trump’s Reckless Cuts and Reinforce the Power of Service What you need to know:...
State Launches Operation Feed California to Support Hungry Californians Impacted by Federal Shutdown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Cristina Valdivia, Cristina.Valdivia@californiavolunteers.ca.gov, (916) 508-9018 State Launches Operation Feed California to Support Hungry Californians Impacted by Federal Shutdown What you need to know: GO-Serve...
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Cutting AmeriCorps hurts the students who need us most
IN THE NEWS Cutting AmeriCorps hurts the students who need us most by Ia Moua | July 28, 2025 Photo courtesy: Merced County Office of Education The Trump administration claims to prioritize students, but behind the speeches and photo ops, it has shown its...
‘Like having a hand cut off’: California schools reeling after AmeriCorps cuts
IN THE NEWS ‘Like having a hand cut off’: California schools reeling after AmeriCorps cuts by Adam Echelman and Carolyn Jones | July 18, 2025 IN SUMMARY Trump cut AmeriCorps, laying off over 5,600 of California’s public service workers. Because of a...
Gutting AmeriCorps weakens California’s response when the next emergency strikes
IN THE NEWS Gutting AmeriCorps weakens California’s response when the next emergency strikes by Lauren Levitt | June 5, 2025 Workers with the California Conservation Corps carry sandbags and compost filter socks as they work on various erosion, flood and...
Grist.com: After disasters, AmeriCorps was everywhere. What happens when it’s gone?
IN THE NEWS Grist: After disasters, AmeriCorps was everywhere. What happens when it’s gone? By Kate Yoder - May 15, 2025 Elon Musk's DOGE has gutted the 30-year-old national service agency. After devastating fires tore through Los Angeles in January, a...
ByNature.com: Local AmeriCorps Fellows Lose Jobs, Leaving Oaks Unplanted and Career Prospects Unclear
IN THE NEWS ByNature.com: Local AmeriCorps Fellows Lose Jobs, Leaving Oaks Unplanted and Career Prospects Unclear By Kate Yoder - May 15, 2025 GrizzlyCorps fellow Emily Dewing and ecologists David Lumpkin and Scott Jennings prepare to tag dunlin at Tomales...
San Francisco Chronicle: The $1,000-a-month worker targeted by DOGE
IN THE NEWS San Francisco Chronicle: The $1,000-a-month worker targeted by DOGE By Joe Garofoli, Senior Political Writer - May 6, 2025 Alfanzo Rodriguez assists students during a seventh-grade science class at Coliseum College Prep Academy in East...
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