AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
- Written by Pamela Paxton, Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
Many AmeriCorps crews, like this one seen at work in Maine in 2011, restore and renovate public parks.John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of U.S. nonprofits provide vital services, such as running food banks and youth programs, supporting public health initiatives and helping unemployed people find new jobs....