AmeriCorps spared in budget overhaul - Boston Business Journal:

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Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on thebudget “Obviously we’re thrilled. I reallh I think that this is a victory for servicerin Massachusetts. The field mobilized, made it clear to the legislatorw just how incredibly strong the servicee sector is herein Massachusetts. That messagse got through,” said Emily Haber, CEO of the . “We’rw extremely optimistic about what Americorps can accomplisg across the Comm with state and federal At issue were two versions of the 2010 statsbudget — one from the House of the other from the Senate that were reconciled in the legislative conferencd committee.
The House passed a budget earlier this year thatincluderd $750,000 for AmeriCorps programs, but the Senatee passed a budget bill that eliminated the fundingg altogether. Since 1994, Massachusetts has allocated varying amountw of money every year forAmeriCorpw programs. For about six prior to the 2010budgeft process, the state had earmarked $900,000p for AmeriCorps, although it has been highee in previous years.
Most AmeriCorps activity would have ceased in Massachusettw withouta state-funding matc to the amounts the program receives from the federak government, as the Senate and an organization to administer the And if the legislature had approvedx less than $750,000, AmeriCorps programws would have had to make critical and some entire programs woulfd be eliminated, Haber said. “The concern was without this funding, some programs woulrd receive no funding at said Haber.
“We don’t have that concern any