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After sudden AmeriCorps cut, Travis County agrees to temporarily fund 4‑H/AmeriCorps program through Sept. 30
Summary
Following an unexpected April 25 termination notice from AmeriCorps, Travis County Commissioners unanimously approved temporary county funding through Sept. 30 to allow 4‑H after‑school programming to continue while staff seek longer‑term funding options.
Travis County Commissioners Court voted May 6 to temporarily continue the county’s 4‑H/AmeriCorps after‑school program after staff learned on April 25 that AmeriCorps had terminated the grant immediately. The court approved short‑term funding that county staff say will allow existing AmeriCorps members and program staff to finish planned work and to preserve partnerships with Austin Independent School District.
Why it matters: the 4‑H capital program serves Title I schools, uses hands‑on programming (goats, chickens, gardening and farm‑to‑table lessons) to boost attendance and academic engagement, and supplies community food donations (about 6,000 eggs were noted as distributed through the program). The sudden loss of AmeriCorps funding risked interrupting spring programming and contracts with AISD.
What the court approved
- Temporary FTE and positions: the court approved…
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