The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Lack of Money Forces Federal Service Program to Suspend Application Process

By Stephen G. Greene

Interest in joining AmeriCorps was so robust last year that the program has suspended the enrollment of new volunteers until Congress releases enough money to cover the additional people.

The problem was compounded by imprecision in the federal government's procedure for monitoring the enrollment process and by Congress's failure...

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