Area non-profits navigating how to provide their services after announced AmeriCorps cuts
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.120', 'text': 'Good evening. Thanks for joining us.'}, {'start': '1.280', 'end': '4.960', 'text': 'Nonprofit organizations across the'}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '7.200', 'text': 'country are expressing frustration in'}, {'start': '4.960', 'end': '8.400', 'text': 'the days following the Americanore cuts'}, {'start': '7.200', 'end': '10.080', 'text': 'being announced by the Trump'}, {'start': '8.400', 'end': '11.599', 'text': 'administration. Well, at home, several'}, {'start': '10.080', 'end': '12.960', 'text': 'organizations in the Fox Valley that'}, {'start': '11.599', 'end': '14.559', 'text': 'utilize Americanore services. Tell'}, {'start': '12.960', 'end': '16.960', 'text': 'Action 2 News they are uncertain about'}, {'start': '14.559', 'end': '18.480', 'text': 'what the future holds. Drew Best joins'}, {'start': '16.960', 'end': '22.080', 'text': 'you now live at our Fox Valley newsroom'}, {'start': '18.480', 'end': '24.240', 'text': 'with more on the local response. Drew,'}, {'start': '22.080', 'end': '25.680', 'text': 'Bill, and Cammy, local nonprofit leaders'}, {'start': '24.240', 'end': '27.279', 'text': 'tell me they are going back to the'}, {'start': '25.680', 'end': '29.519', 'text': 'drawing board this week, trying to'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '31.599', 'text': 'figure out how to continue providing the'}, {'start': '29.519', 'end': '34.239', 'text': 'same opportunities to the people they'}, {'start': '31.599', 'end': '36.559', 'text': 'serve after losing both financial and'}, {'start': '34.239', 'end': '39.200', 'text': 'hands-on assistance provided by'}, {'start': '36.559', 'end': '41.280', 'text': 'Americanore. I spoke with two nonprofits'}, {'start': '39.200', 'end': '43.360', 'text': 'in the Fox Valley who lost access to'}, {'start': '41.280', 'end': '45.360', 'text': 'full-time Americanore workers. The St.'}, {'start': '43.360', 'end': '47.680', 'text': 'Francis Free Clinic in Oshkosh and the'}, {'start': '45.360', 'end': '50.000', 'text': 'Multicultural Coalition in Manasha.'}, {'start': '47.680', 'end': '52.559', 'text': 'Their organizations have a paid staff of'}, {'start': '50.000', 'end': '54.640', 'text': 'one and four, respectively. Despite'}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '56.879', 'text': 'having volunteers in each program, they'}, {'start': '54.640', 'end': '59.199', 'text': 'say losing the training and services of'}, {'start': '56.879', 'end': '61.440', 'text': 'their Americanore staff only hurts their'}, {'start': '59.199', 'end': '63.199', 'text': 'abilities to help an increasing amount'}, {'start': '61.440', 'end': '64.960', 'text': 'of community members who need their'}, {'start': '63.199', 'end': '67.600', 'text': 'services.'}, {'start': '64.960', 'end': '69.680', 'text': 'Just kind of learning overnight that'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '72.080', 'text': 'they could no longer come to the clinic'}, {'start': '69.680', 'end': '74.960', 'text': 'and help us out was really really'}, {'start': '72.080', 'end': '77.360', 'text': 'disheartening um for them and for our'}, {'start': '74.960', 'end': '80.720', 'text': 'clinic staff. It might be a cost savings'}, {'start': '77.360', 'end': '82.560', 'text': 'today, but the long-term impact when you'}, {'start': '80.720', 'end': '85.040', 'text': 'pull away civil servants from our'}, {'start': '82.560', 'end': '88.560', 'text': 'community, that will probably triple the'}, {'start': '85.040', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'cost of the program itself.'}, {'start': '88.560', 'end': '92.640', 'text': "Wisconsin's 8th district congressman"}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '94.479', 'text': 'Tony Weed addressing the cuts in a'}, {'start': '92.640', 'end': '96.720', 'text': 'statement which reads in part, quote,'}, {'start': '94.479', 'end': '98.960', 'text': '"While programs like Americanore are'}, {'start': '96.720', 'end': '100.880', 'text': 'generally beneficial to our region, we'}, {'start': '98.960', 'end': '103.680', 'text': 'need to evaluate taxpayer funded'}, {'start': '100.880', 'end': '106.159', 'text': 'programs on a case-byase basis to ensure'}, {'start': '103.680', 'end': '107.600', 'text': 'every dollar is spent effectively. I'}, {'start': '106.159', 'end': '109.920', 'text': 'will continue to work with the Trump'}, {'start': '107.600', 'end': '112.240', 'text': 'administration to ensure we can continue'}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '114.320', 'text': 'to fund necessary programs while working'}, {'start': '112.240', 'end': '117.360', 'text': 'to make our government more efficient."'}, {'start': '114.320', 'end': '119.520', 'text': 'End quote. I also spoke with an official'}, {'start': '117.360', 'end': '121.840', 'text': 'with United Way Fox Cities over the'}, {'start': '119.520', 'end': '124.320', 'text': 'phone who says they ceased all grant'}, {'start': '121.840', 'end': '127.040', 'text': 'activities, meaning all projects will be'}, {'start': '124.320', 'end': '129.119', 'text': 'stopped or delayed until they feel they'}, {'start': '127.040', 'end': '130.720', 'text': 'can bring them back financially.'}, {'start': '129.119', 'end': '134.879', 'text': 'Reporting live in the Valley Newsroom,'}, {'start': '130.720', 'end': '134.879', 'text': 'Drew Best, Action 2 News.'}]