CALCC’s Local Conservation Corps members leverage resources, develop public-private partnerships and use entrepreneurship to get the job done. A hallmark of California Local Conservation Corps is their ability to leverage resources. In one year alone these entrepreneurial partnerships were in the range of $26 million. CALCC provides a forum for these members to share project ideas, advocate for statewide projects and programs, strengthen existing relationships and develop links with potential partners.

Recycling Services

Conservation & Project Work

Park Bonds

Local Conservation Corps also receive funding from a wide variety of foundation, corporate and individual sources, including the Irvine Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Walter S. Johnson Foundation.

Conservation Corps provide an alternative to youth unemployment, incarceration, substance abuse and aimlessness.

 


The work done by Local Conservation Corps is a critical component of helping to meet California’s recycling goals.

A look at current partners and projects:

  • Recycling Services – Certified local conservation corps receive significant funding annually from the Division of Recycling, State of California Department of Conservation to provide recycling services. The work done by Local Conservation Corps is a critical component of helping to meet California’s recycling goals. Teams of corpsmembers collect used beverage containers from over 2,300 businesses, schools, and organizations throughout California. Crews also work at large event venues such as the U. S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento and San Diego’s QualComm Stadium. In one year alone, Local Conservation Corps crews collected 6.2 million pounds of recyclable materials. Corpsmembers also provide education programs in schools and communities to build awareness of conservation and recycling.
  • Conservation and Project Work – Local Conservation Corps strengthen California’s infrastructure, enhance the environment, and promote energy conservation. Services such as park improvements, trail building and restoration, clearing streams and creeks to increase water flow, and planting native plants and removing invasive species are provided by local conservation corps.
    • Corps also provide services in energy conservation and weatherization, housing rehabilitation, emergency and disaster relief, graffiti abatement, and other conservation and community service projects. The corpsmembers perform these projects, working in crews with a supervisor. Through this work they learn job skills, work ethic, teamwork and gain a view of their larger community.

    This work is primarily done on a fee-for-service basis with cities, counties, park districts, water districts, federal and state agencies, other nonprofit organizations and businesses.

  • Park Bonds – Local Conservation Corps receive funding from park bonds passed by voters of California . These funds are used to renovate and construct new parks that provide more recreational opportunities for youth, for urban residents, and for underserved populations. Local corps also have forged relationships with California State Parks and provide services and project support in parklands throughout California.

    • Each Local Conservation Corps has a portfolio of programs, projects and partners unique to their own community. Some corps offer summer programs for younger participants. Several corps offer a YouthBuild program, a federally funded HUD program that trains young people in home building and carpentry. Others have Americorps, a federally funded program that enables young people to engage in community service while earning credits for education. Corps also participate in Corps to Career, a career development and job placement program funded through the federal Workforce Investment Act.
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