City Year says Trump’s proposed cuts would devastate the program
Clad in red jackets, khaki pants, and workboots, 265 City Year volunteers greet 10,000 students each morning at nearly two dozen Boston schools with cheers and clapping — a grand gesture to show they are welcome. Then the volunteers hit the phones and call those who didn’t show up.
This laser-like focus on attendance has played an instrumental role in boosting attendance rates at many schools, and along with it a student’s chance for success. But all of it is now in jeopardy under President Trump’s budget proposal.
Trump is calling for the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service, including its signature AmeriCorps program, which provides more than $48 million in funding to City Year and a host of other programs in Massachusetts, including Citizen Schools, Jumpstart, YouthBuild, and Playworks.
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