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Ending AmeriCorps takes wind out of community service

AMERICORPS MEMBERS CELI Byer, left, and Madelyn Clem work with John Derick on trail maintenance at Wright Park in Middlebury even though they had just found out that AmeriCorps was cancelled.

A federal program that helped Vermonters by providing nurturing and education for their kids, caring for their environment and encouragement for a sense of community has been summarily terminated.

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