In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement, AmeriCorps members help support wildfire mitigation, students in schools and expanded mental health access.

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.

The coalition says Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service doesn’t have the legal right to dismantle the only federal agency for community service and volunteerism.