The DOGE Impact Tracker
The human toll of Trump-Musk's 'efficiency' initiative
Cuts Impact Omaha Student Mentoring Nonprofit at ‘Critical Time’
DOGE’s $400 million in cuts to AmeriCorps is hitting Partnership 4 Kids, an Omaha, Nebraska-based education mentoring program, hard since it relied on seven AmeriCorps volunteers to work with students and help them navigate college applications and financial aid, reports the Omaha World-Herald
“It couldn’t have happened at a more critical...
Vets Say Budget Cuts to VA Will Impact Services in Atlanta
Cuts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system will delay care for military veterans in the Atlanta area, vets and healthcare providers tell WABE 90.1:
Veterans advocates say additional cuts to the Atlanta VA would worsen delays many veterans already experience in accessing health care and other services.
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DOGE Cuts Hit Nonprofits in Cincinnati: ‘It’s Just Going to Make It a Lot Harder’
DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, a federal agency for national service and volunteerism, is leading to job cuts at nonprofits in the Cincinnati area, reports WCPO-Channel 9:
WCPO, through council member Meeka Owens, learned organizations like Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Lighthouse Youth Services, Catholic Charities and more have lost corps members to...
DOGE Staffer Cut Funds for Rural Police Departments
More than $811 million in Justice Department grants for programs such as aid to crime victims and police were terminated by a member of DOGE, reports Reuters:
One terminated grant, $8.3 million to the National Policing Institute, funded rural police departments and district attorneys’ offices, including many in regions where Trump...
DOGE Cuts Force Family Resource Center in Central California to Pause Operations
A social services organization active across California is pausing operations at its Family Resource Center in Madera County due to DOGE cuts.
“This cut significantly impacts the services offered and, as a result, we regret to inform you that the Family Resource Center’s services will be...
Disability Advocacy Group in New Jersey Suspends Work: ‘We Are Fighting For Our Very Survival’
Disability Rights New Jersey, a legal advocacy group that serves people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, is suspending most of its work for the next two weeks as it grapples with how to handle a funding freeze from the Trump administration.
The federal government has released...
Cuts Hit North Carolina Public Health and Education
North Carolina will lose at least $714 million in federal funding due to DOGE cuts, reports WFMY News 2, which details the impact on public health and education in the state.
The station says that DOGE is cutting a Department of Education grant worth $11 million to the University of North Carolina...
DOGE Cuts Causing Deep Pain in Kansas City
The DOGE budget cuts and policies are having a major impact in the Kansas City metropolitan area, reports ABC News:
Money once promised to the region for public health, environmental, diversity, food aid and an array of other programs has been axed, and thousands of local jobs are in jeopardy.
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With Cuts to AmeriCorps, Wisconsin Won’t Get Volunteers for Projects
The dismissal of members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps is having a major impact in Wisconsin, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
One crew of young volunteers was going to build a home in northwestern Wisconsin this summer.
A second group was set to be camp counselors for a “sibling camp”...
OSHA Office Closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ Raises Fears About Risks to Workers
On the morning of March 20, Mathew Roberts was working at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he was involved in an accident with a forklift. Unresponsive and in critical condition, the father of two and Iraq War veteran known for his big laugh and...