AmeriCorps Cuts Funding for Notre Dame Mission Volunteers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 25, 2025

Cora Davis, NDMV Communications Director service@ndmva.org

After 30 Years, AmeriCorps Cuts Funding for Notre Dame Mission Volunteers

Baltimore, MD – On June 16, 2025, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers received a notification that their application for AmeriCorps funding for the 2025 – 2026 service year was denied. Their application was among dozens of others, including many legacy programs, that were denied funding for the coming year.

“While this decision is deeply disappointing, it does not define us,” said Ted Miles, Executive Director, NDMV. “Notre Dame Mission Volunteers was born of the Sisters’ vision long before AmeriCorps—and that vision continues. AmeriCorps helped us grow, but it has never been the source of our mission. That came from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur—and from every member who has served in classrooms, job readiness programs, food distribution, and community centers across the country. This is not the end of our story. It’s a turning point, and we intend to move forward with commitment, creativity, and hope.”