At a public meeting, two commenters said a state-led lawsuit has won a preliminary injunction that blocks recent federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps and urged continued legal and political support for the national service program.

The comments centered on the human impact of the cuts. Commenter A, a public commenter, said, “I joined it, soon after it started, and it changed my life. It made me wanna serve. It made me wanna help others, and I was a counselor for 12 and 13 year old boys in a public housing neighborhood. And now I have the chance to fight for and protect AmeriCorps.”

The commenters said the legal challenge has had a concrete effect. Commenter A said, “We have a lawsuit that we brought, challenging the unlawful actions of Trump in, trying to defund and dismantle the AmeriCorps program. And we secured a preliminary injunction blocking, those cuts.”

Commenter B, a public commenter, characterized the cuts as harming local programs and urged continued vigilance: “As we heard from the members who are impacted by these cuts, as we heard from the kids who get to be tutored and mentored by these incredible service members … these cuts had nothing to do with efficiency or cutting bureaucracy. And all they did was make our communities weaker.”

Both commenters referenced state officials supporting service programs. Commenter A said the state attorney general “has your back,” and Commenter B noted that Governor Gavin Newsom is “doubling down on investing in service programs here in the state.”

Discussion (public comment) focused on three points: personal testimony about AmeriCorps’ role mentoring adolescents in public housing; the existence of a pending lawsuit and an asserted preliminary injunction blocking federal cuts; and calls for continued support from state officials. The remarks did not include formal motions or votes and did not identify a specific court case name or citation.

The speakers said the primary services affected by the contested cuts include tutoring and mentoring provided by AmeriCorps members. The commenters asked meeting attendees and officials to “stay with it, keep serving” and to remain vigilant while the legal challenge proceeds.

No further details about the lawsuit (case number, court, filing date) or specifics about the scope or duration of the injunction were provided in the public comments.

Speakers_count: 2; comments totaled roughly one and a half minutes in the transcript provided.

The public comments close by reiterating support for AmeriCorps and urging sustained legal and political defense while the litigation continues.