916 Ink is a Sacramento nonprofit that provides reading and writing tutors to local students. Executive Director Ian Hadley says AmeriCorps volunteers make up just over half of its workforce, but he received a notice Sunday night ending their positions. “We had to basically demobilize all 23 individuals this morning,” he said on Monday. The Washington Post reported late last week that Elon Musk’s DOGE Service ordered AmeriCorps to cut about 40% of its total grant funding – nearly $400 million. Nonprofits began getting notices on Friday like the one 916 Ink received. Hadley was a volunteer and said it has helped him and many others launch careers. “What we’re wrestling with is the immediate human cost, right? There are 23 individuals that signed up for a year of service,” he said. “They’re giving their time and effort to make the lives of these students better, and they are abruptly and with very little notice and no reason given just staying home today.”