The termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants from the agency has left its programs, which address an array of needs, in turmoil.

In just 24 hours, a service-based program in Stockton that receives funding from AmeriCorps had its funding cut.

Twenty-four Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia have filed a federal lawsuit in Baltimore, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully dismantling AmeriCorps, the national service agency that

Nearly two dozen states have sued the Trump administration over large cuts at AmeriCorps, a volunteer service agency. The lawsuit was led by Democratic state officials who are also suing the administration over canceling millions in grant funding.

Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the Trump administration had effectively dismantled AmeriCorps by abruptly canceling grants and cutting 85% of the workforce of the federal agency for national service and volunteering.

The suit alleges that DOGE acted unlawfully by bypassing Congress to gut AmeriCorps, a federal community service program that provides support for disaster relief and anti-poverty projects.