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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn't Americorps fail it's eighth audit?

https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/audit-americorps-fiscal-year-2024-consolidated-financial-statements

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Is that a reason to pull kids from the field and simply cancel the program leaving the beneficiaries of the volunteerism, particularly that vets, in the lurch?[/quote]

If they are volunteers, why do we need a program to pay them?[/quote]

Volunteers receive a subsistence-level-stipend designed so that they live at the level of the communities in which they are serving.

Very few people would be able to volunteer full-time without a stipend of some sort -- only the wealthy.

To receive volunteers, generally organizations have to submit project proposals to AmeriCorps (or to the state government offices that manage some awards).

A Headstart program, for example, couldn't rely on occasional volunteers (for lots of reasons). They may rely on AmeriCorps volunteers who apply and commit to service of a set length of time. Generally it's fulltime for one year, but there are some options for part-time through the states.[/quote]

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