After AmeriCorps cuts, an urban farm project turns to private donors
The NCCC program disbanded after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ordered AmeriCorps to cut almost half of its total grant funding.
By Carly Rose
Rocky Mountain PBS
Jun 06, 2025
Excerpt:
CASPER, Wyo. — Jamie Purcell was counting on welcoming a team of seasoned AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps volunteers to dedicate 13 weeks to building a two-acre urban farm in Casper, Wyoming.
But a few days before her team’s scheduled arrival, Purcell, a program manager, discovered that no one was coming. The NCCC program disbanded after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ordered AmeriCorps to cut almost half of its total grant funding.
The volunteers who planned to serve in Casper, the second largest city in Wyoming, were sent home instead.
Purcell, farm manager at Urban Thistle Farm, a branch of the Casper Housing Authority, wasn’t ready to accept defeat.
A team of AmeriCorps-trained workers is building the farm in Casper, but the government isn’t funding the project. Instead, individual donors — community members from Casper and beyond — are footing the bill.
“We just had this idea, could we fundraise locally about $20,000 to bring 10 essential team members here to continue the work?” Purcell said. “We already have the housing. We already had the plan and all the supplies.”
Urban Thistle Farm hosted a team of AmeriCorps NCCC members in the fall to start building the farm. When Purcell learned about the cuts in April, she called the previous group’s team leader to float her idea.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/after-americorps-cuts-an-urban-farm-project-turns-to-private-donors/
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