Davenport AmeriCorps program shutting down due to cuts at the federal level
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '4.319', 'text': 'More than 20 Davenport volunteers are on'}, {'start': '2.560', 'end': '6.640', 'text': 'temporary leave. It comes as federal'}, {'start': '4.319', 'end': '8.720', 'text': 'grants supporting Americanore programs'}, {'start': '6.640', 'end': '10.800', 'text': 'are ending in just over a week. Mattie'}, {'start': '8.720', 'end': '12.559', 'text': 'France joins us in studio to show us'}, {'start': '10.800', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'which organizations are affected. Good'}, {'start': '12.559', 'end': '17.279', 'text': 'evening, Maddie.'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '19.199', 'text': 'Hey, John. Americanore members support a'}, {'start': '17.279', 'end': '21.199', 'text': 'number of organizations in Davenport'}, {'start': '19.199', 'end': '23.039', 'text': 'alone. Some assist with parks and recck'}, {'start': '21.199', 'end': '24.800', 'text': 'programs like summer camps in Davenport'}, {'start': '23.039', 'end': '26.400', 'text': 'Junior Theater. Others support Big'}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '28.560', 'text': 'Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi'}, {'start': '26.400', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'Valley, Common Core, or the Putnham'}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '32.800', 'text': 'Museum. One organization says the end of'}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '35.840', 'text': 'this program means fewer opportunities'}, {'start': '32.800', 'end': '37.760', 'text': 'for young people.'}, {'start': '35.840', 'end': '40.800', 'text': 'Here at Project Renewal, laughs are'}, {'start': '37.760', 'end': '42.480', 'text': 'never in short supply.'}, {'start': '40.800', 'end': '44.160', 'text': 'College students and recent grads help'}, {'start': '42.480', 'end': '47.680', 'text': 'supervise the after school and summer'}, {'start': '44.160', 'end': '49.680', 'text': "program. Absolutely. It's um valuable."}, {'start': '47.680', 'end': '51.280', 'text': 'And Schwikarath is executive director.'}, {'start': '49.680', 'end': '53.520', 'text': "She's had several Americanore members"}, {'start': '51.280', 'end': '56.559', 'text': 'come through her doors, which is a great'}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '58.719', 'text': 'way for them to earn a stipen, give back'}, {'start': '56.559', 'end': '60.559', 'text': 'to their community, and also get an'}, {'start': '58.719', 'end': '62.480', 'text': 'educational award to help offset'}, {'start': '60.559', 'end': '64.320', 'text': 'tuition. None of her staff are currently'}, {'start': '62.480', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'with Americanore, but after a federal'}, {'start': '64.320', 'end': '67.280', 'text': 'decision to cut grant funding for the'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '69.680', 'text': 'program, they might not get that'}, {'start': '67.280', 'end': '71.439', 'text': "opportunity. It's just sad. I don't know"}, {'start': '69.680', 'end': '73.280', 'text': 'we have a lot of answers yet. Over with'}, {'start': '71.439', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'the city of Davenport, the impact of the'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '76.479', 'text': 'funding cut is being felt more acutely.'}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '78.479', 'text': "It's supplemented. and it's been a"}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '80.320', 'text': 'multiplier for our workforce in the'}, {'start': '78.479', 'end': '82.159', 'text': 'parks department. Doug Maxiner is the'}, {'start': '80.320', 'end': '83.759', 'text': 'city administrator. He says Americanore'}, {'start': '82.159', 'end': '85.280', 'text': "volunteers helped staff the city's"}, {'start': '83.759', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'summer programming. They received a'}, {'start': '85.280', 'end': '88.400', 'text': 'stipend through the federal grant which'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '91.119', 'text': 'was matched by the city. What this'}, {'start': '88.400', 'end': '93.840', 'text': 'announcement has done in a very abrupt'}, {'start': '91.119', 'end': '95.920', 'text': 'fashion for us was give us a very short'}, {'start': '93.840', 'end': '98.159', 'text': 'window to try to scramble to try to find'}, {'start': '95.920', 'end': '100.079', 'text': 'a way to address those services that we'}, {'start': '98.159', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'had planned to use of those individuals'}, {'start': '100.079', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'throughout the summer. He says the parks'}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '105.520', 'text': 'director is working to make sure summer'}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '106.960', 'text': 'camps and junior theater still happen.'}, {'start': '105.520', 'end': '109.360', 'text': 'That could mean running programs with'}, {'start': '106.960', 'end': '111.040', 'text': 'fewer staff and services or hiring part-'}, {'start': '109.360', 'end': '113.200', 'text': 'timerrs at a greater expense to the'}, {'start': '111.040', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'city. There has to be some impact just'}, {'start': '113.200', 'end': '116.399', 'text': "because of the numbers that we're"}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '118.320', 'text': "talking about. But Maxiner isn't just"}, {'start': '116.399', 'end': '120.560', 'text': 'worried about the impact to the city. I'}, {'start': '118.320', 'end': '122.719', 'text': "don't think you can downplay the public"}, {'start': '120.560', 'end': '124.399', 'text': 'service aspect and the introduction into'}, {'start': '122.719', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'public service. He says people who serve'}, {'start': '124.399', 'end': '128.000', 'text': 'in Americanore usually continue serving'}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '130.399', 'text': "their communities. I think that's going"}, {'start': '128.000', 'end': '132.000', 'text': 'to be a long-term loss for the nation.'}, {'start': '130.399', 'end': '134.000', 'text': "And if the grant cancellation isn't"}, {'start': '132.000', 'end': '135.680', 'text': 'reversed, it will be a loss for programs'}, {'start': '134.000', 'end': '137.920', 'text': 'like Project Renewal, too. Another'}, {'start': '135.680', 'end': '140.440', 'text': 'missed opportunity to provide'}, {'start': '137.920', 'end': '142.879', 'text': 'opportunities for youth and'}, {'start': '140.440', 'end': '144.959', 'text': 'adults. In a statement, the executive'}, {'start': '142.879', 'end': '146.720', 'text': 'director of Common Core says Americanore'}, {'start': '144.959', 'end': '148.800', 'text': 'members helped the organization put on'}, {'start': '146.720', 'end': '150.319', 'text': 'concerts and develop new programs. He'}, {'start': '148.800', 'end': '152.000', 'text': 'says in part, "The short-sighted and'}, {'start': '150.319', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'foolish decision to end funding for this'}, {'start': '152.000', 'end': '155.680', 'text': 'valuable program will cause direct harm'}, {'start': '153.840', 'end': '157.680', 'text': 'to our community, weakening the impact'}, {'start': '155.680', 'end': '161.200', 'text': 'that nonprofits and city services create'}, {'start': '157.680', 'end': '161.200', 'text': 'for all citizens." John.'}]