California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 17 that the state plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the “dismantling of AmeriCorps.”

The Epoch Times has reached out to AmeriCorps for comment.

The Trump administration says it has been working to reassess funding and identify areas in the federal government to cut spending.

On February 11, President Donald Trump signed an order outlining steps “eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity” and directing agency heads to “submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition.”

In his announcement, Newsom vowed to take legal action against the federal government for allegedly shutting down the volunteer agency.

The governor said the state will also ramp up recruitment for California Service Corps, the largest service force in the nation, which has four paid service programs, including CaliforniansForAll College Corps, California Climate Action Corps, Youth Service Corps, and AmeriCorps California.

During the 2023–2024 service year in California, AmeriCorps members provided nearly 4.4 million hours of service, tutored or mentored nearly 74,000 students, supported 17,000 foster youth with education and employment, and planted nearly 40,000 trees, according to Newsom’s office.

The members also helped 26,000 households impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires in January and packed 21,000 food boxes.

America’s Service Commissions urged the federal government to continue the AmeriCorps programs.