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Established in 1985, The Corps Network is the voice of the nation's 158 Service and Conservation Corps. Currently operating in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Corps annually enroll more than 33,000 young men and women in service every year. Corps annually mobilize approximately 265,000 community volunteers who in conjunction with Corpsmembers generate 15.3 million hours of service every year. Today's Corps, inheritors of the legacy of FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps, enable Corpsmembers to improve community and the environment through programs including Civic Justice Corps, Public Lands Corps, Clean Energy Service Corps, and Corps Respond. By serving their nation, Corpsmembers gain abilities that last a lifetime, including work readiness, educational advancement, civic engagement, and the ability to make responsible choices.

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Corps in the Headlines

Friday, 11 November 2011
Sierra College and the California Conservation Corps Join Forces to Train and Employ Veterans
ROCKLIN – The Sierra College Center for Applied Technologies (CACT) and the California Conservation Corps (CCC) are teaming up to provide energy efficiency and construction training and employment opportunities for recently discharged veterans. The CCC Placer Energy Center in Auburn and Sacramento asks interested veterans, who must be recently discharged and under the age of 25, to apply... Read more...
Friday, 28 October 2011
Mile High Youth Corps Enrolls Haunted Mansion in Term of Service
From the Denver Post It's possible that one of the more familiar, stately and infamous old houses in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood — the Croke-Patterson Mansion — has long suffered from a broken heart. There are more ghost stories around this red sandstone, Chateau-style, sleigh-roofed building on East 11 Avenue between Logan and Pennsylvania streets than there are bats swirling... Read more...
Friday, 28 October 2011
Northwest Youth Corps Makes a Difference in Spooky Cemetery Park
This past weekend Northwest Youth Corps participated in the 19th Annual Make a Difference Day by enhancing Cemetery Park in Springfield, Oregon. As you might guess from the name, Cemetery Park was once a Twinkie factory-- oh wait, we mean a cemetery.  The project aimed to make the park safe for Springfield and Lane County  residents. In the past, this park has had criminal activity take... Read more...
Friday, 21 October 2011
Sam's Club Becomes Earth Works Institute's First Adopt-an-Arroyo Sponsor
From Earth Works Institute: The new Adopt-an-Arroyo Program in the City of Santa Fe is real! Walmart's Sam's Club stepped up as the first sponsor to adopt the section of Arroyo de los Chamisos behind the Sam's Club store on Rodeo Road! We are very excited and grateful for Sam's Club's commitment to this program. The Adopt-an-Arroyo Program will create a community of arroyo stewards and sponsors... Read more...
Friday, 21 October 2011
Southwest Conservation Corps Featured for Work with Veterans on CBS Evening News
  On Sunday, Veterans Green Jobs and Southwest Conservation Corps were featured on CBS Evening News for their efforts to retrain returning veterans for careers in wilderness protection. Many of the veterans were unemployed before joining the Corps, indicating that Corps can provide an excellent venue for veterans to get work that puts their highly specialized training and skill sets... Read more...

Corpsmember Spotlight

Mari Takemoto-Chock is from the rural town of Hilo on the eastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii. A strong student, Mari says that she “successfully managed to out-geek all other geeks in my senior year of high school.”

After graduating, Mari saw how huge the opportunity gap was between students from neighbor islands and students from Oahu. Read more.

 
 

National Conference

Please make plans to join us for The Corps Network's 2012 National Conference. It will take place Sunday February 12th - Wednesday February 15th at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C. To visit the Conference webpage please click here.
 

Take Action

You can take action to help Corps across the country. Legislation before the House of Representatives will expand opportunities for youth service and conservation corps to reach out to young people, and give them the chance to experience our nation’s public treasures. Call your representative and urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 711, the Youth Corps Act of 2011, and H.R. 587, the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011.
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Corps Blog

The Corps Network is Searching for a New President and CEO
m/Oppenheim Associates is assisting The Corps Network (TCN) in the search for an experienced and dynamic Chief Executive Officer to drive... Read more...
The Corps Network Praises White House Announcement of Federal and Private Sector Commitments to Provide Employment Opportunities for Nearly 180,000 Youth
The Corps Network Praises White House Announcement of Federal and Private Sector Commitments to Provide Employment Opportunities for Nearly... Read more...
Rob Spath Named Interim CEO of The Corps Network
Rob Spath Named Interim CEO of The Corps Network   For Immediate Release... Read more...
A Final Note from CEO Sally Prouty
It is with mixed emotions but enthusiasm for what lies ahead that I share my decision to leave my position as CEO of The Corps Network in... Read more...
Wendy Spencer Nominated to Head Corporation for National and Community Service
Tweet Yesterday President Obama announced his intentions to nominate individuals for certain key posts. Among them was his nomination of... Read more...