Cuts Hit Kansas Nonprofits That Focus on Childcare, Education

Due to DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, Kansas will lose over $4.5 million in funding and 375 staff members employed by organizations such as the Kansas State Department of Education in Topeka and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manhattan and Lawrence, according to the United Way of Kaw Valley.

Jessica Lehnherr, president and CEO of the United Way of Kaw Valley, tells KSNT News that she is wondering how they’ll be able to support numerous services without a new round of funding:

“So many rely on our nonprofit sector to help provide for them in times of need. And not only that, also helping with education and in our educational system. And if we want families to be able to continue to work, we need to help support them while they are working by having affordable childcare.”