The DOGE Impact Tracker
The human toll of Trump-Musk's 'efficiency' initiative
DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas
Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees voted this month to make their small community on the southeastern tip of Texas its own city, with a mayor and city commissioners.
But the rest of the tech billionaire’s neighbors near the newly incorporated Starbase in rural Cameron County, where he lives in a...
Cuts Hit Kansas Nonprofits That Focus on Childcare, Education
Due to DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, Kansas will lose over $4.5 million in funding and 375 staff members employed by organizations such as the Kansas State Department of Education in Topeka and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manhattan and Lawrence, according to the United Way of Kaw Valley.
Jessica Lehnherr, president...
Delaware Nonprofits Say Cuts Are Hurting the State’s Most Vulnerable
Cuts to AmeriCorps and USDA food aid are having an impact on services for Delaware’s most underserved communities, state leaders tell WHYY.
Cathy Kanefsky, CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware, told the station:
“Due to recent federal funding cuts, we lost 19 truckloads of food expected to arrive...
Kentucky Nonprofit Launches Tracker to Document DOGE Impact on Residents
To lay out the budget cuts and program cancellations impacting everything from disaster relief and consumer fraud to school meals in Kentucky, the state’s Center for Economic Policy launched its own tracker this week.
The center’s executive director Jason Bailey tells Spectrum News 1:
“Issues ranging from disaster relief...
Cuts Threaten Colorado Program That Supports Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Due to the termination of $11 billion in public health grants, a grant to a program that provides Colorado residents with access to behavioral health and substance abuse support was disrupted, reports Healthcare Dive:
For [Racquel] Garcia, it looked like the early end of one of HardBeauty’s grants providing behavioral health...
Disabled Workers Hurt by DOGE Firings
Among those impacted by the Trump administration’s mass layoffs are disabled workers, who worry that they won’t be able to get such jobs in the private sector, reports the Associated Press:
Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be...
Cuts Impact Omaha Student Mentoring Nonprofit at ‘Critical Time’
DOGE’s $400 million in cuts to AmeriCorps is hitting Partnership 4 Kids, an Omaha, Nebraska-based education mentoring program, hard since it relied on seven AmeriCorps volunteers to work with students and help them navigate college applications and financial aid, reports the Omaha World-Herald
“It couldn’t have happened at a more critical...
Vets Say Budget Cuts to VA Will Impact Services in Atlanta
Cuts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system will delay care for military veterans in the Atlanta area, vets and healthcare providers tell WABE 90.1:
Veterans advocates say additional cuts to the Atlanta VA would worsen delays many veterans already experience in accessing health care and other services.
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DOGE Cuts Hit Nonprofits in Cincinnati: ‘It’s Just Going to Make It a Lot Harder’
DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, a federal agency for national service and volunteerism, is leading to job cuts at nonprofits in the Cincinnati area, reports WCPO-Channel 9:
WCPO, through council member Meeka Owens, learned organizations like Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Lighthouse Youth Services, Catholic Charities and more have lost corps members to...
DOGE Staffer Cut Funds for Rural Police Departments
More than $811 million in Justice Department grants for programs such as aid to crime victims and police were terminated by a member of DOGE, reports Reuters:
One terminated grant, $8.3 million to the National Policing Institute, funded rural police departments and district attorneys’ offices, including many in regions where Trump...