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AmeriCorps cuts put Resilience Corps fellowships at risk; GPCOG secures short-term funding to June 30
Summary
Committee members said AmeriCorps funding cuts have interrupted the Resilience Corps program; GPCOG found funds to keep fellows through June 30 while fundraising continues to try to maintain placements through December.
Members told the committee that the national AmeriCorps funding reduction has affected the local Resilience Corps program and put fellows at risk of early termination. Committee members said the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) secured enough funds to keep Resilience Corps fellows on through June 30 and that local partners are fundraising to try to sustain placements through the end of the fellows' terms in December.
A staff member said the cohort's formal AmeriCorps association has ended and that GPCOG "was able to find enough funds to keep them on in the program until June 30." Committee members described ongoing fundraising efforts and said they were cautiously optimistic but uncertain about sustaining the program past the current term.
Members emphasized the importance of local support for resiliency and food programs that have faced federal funding reductions. The committee discussed continuing to work with GPCOG and other partners to identify funds and in-kind support to cover the remainder of the fellowships' terms.
Committee members asked staff to continue coordinating with GPCOG and to report back on fundraising progress; no formal vote or city funding commitment was recorded in the meeting transcript.
