Phil Weiser: “Hundreds of volunteers who work in AmeriCorps projects…”

“How does Colorado depend on this service and what will it mean across the country, frankly, for those services to go away? Colorado is a perfect example. Eight to $10 million a year in grants, all for voluntary service organizations. Hundreds of volunteers who work in AmeriCorps projects, often in hard hit parts of our state, places that are more vulnerable. I mentioned the San Luis Valley in the southern part of our state, working on critical services like helping young people learn how to read. After the pandemic, we had a really hard setback.” (03:13–03:21)

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