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The Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans is a vehicle for systems change: viewing youth as assets, employers as primary partners, justice agencies as allies, and education as a living connection to solutions for community needs.

The Corps Network is establishing a new multi-site youth Corps for the Greater New Orleans region, based on the Civic Justice Corps model. The Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans will engage 800 young people, including formerly incarcerated and court-involved youth, in environmental restoration, energy conservation, and restoration of historic structures.

About Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans. Graduates of our rigorous AmeriCorps program will be able to tell employers and colleges that they have built service-projects from the ground up. In just 3-4 months, you will complete three service projects while gaining marketable green job skills. Participants (age 16-24) will lead need-assessments, present proposals, implement projects, and formally present their results to community stakeholders. You will learn the skills necessary to launch a new career – and get paid to do it. Make the difference you want to see in your community. Help restore and revitalize Greater New Orleans. Serve as an AmeriCorps member through CCGNO. Graduates will also receive an AmeriCorps Education Award of up to $1,250. If you are 16-24 years old and you’ve not yet had significant work experience, we hope you’ll apply to one of our programs.

The Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans is funded at $8.5 million in a US DOL National Emergency grant, in partnership with the Workforce Investment Boards of Greater New Orleans, JOB1, the Louisiana State DOL, and the US DOL.

The project will build community capacity at six diverse sites.

City of Hope (St. Bernard). GET PAID. GET SKILLS. GET AHEAD. GET PAID for on the job training and earn a scholarship. GET SKILLS while rebuilding St. Bernard Parish’s homes, parks, community projects and lives, working in a high-growth industry that is good for you and the environment. GET AHEAD of the pack with life-skills that will propel you into a great paying career. This is a creative new way to earn and learn in the AmeriCorps model. To apply, email Keith Stone at Keith@City-of-Hope.net

Kedila Family Learning Center (Orleans). Interested in designing and implementing a service project that revitalizes New Orleans? With service projects that meet local needs for construction, deconstruction and computer/technology, you will be able to build the skills and self confidence you need to build a career. To apply, email Dipo Mosadomi at dipo@kedila.org or call 504-723-8831

LA Green Corps. (Orleans, Jefferson, New Orleans East). This consortium of four programs offers a variety of opportunities including weatherization and energy conservation projects through the Alliance for Affordable Energy; deconstruction and non-profit salvage through the Old City Business Center/Mid City Neighborhood Organization; urban farming projects through the Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC; and landscaping and organic farming restoration projects through the Arc of Greater New Orleans (specifically recruits adults with intellectual disabilities). For enrollment information for all programs, call the Arc at 837-5105.

Limitless Vistas, Inc (Orleans Parish). LVI provides an opportunity to receive certification as an Environmental Field Technician (EFT) for program participants. Through LVI, young previously out-of-work, out-of-school men and women will build 21st century skills for careers in the green economy. Through LVI, you will be able to make your community green and earn a lot of green. To apply, call LVI at 939-9984.

Tri-Parish Restoration Corps. The Tri-Parish chapter of the Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans provides supportive services that address a wide range of needs for young adults. We empower youth of the river parishes with opportunities to become engaged in their communities through service learning, receive their GED or advanced education certification, develop stronger life skills and gain valuable job skills in the green economy while getting paid to do it! To apply, call 225-562-2338.

Recovery Schools District. Through partnering with leaders in the New Orleans business, government, and non-profit community, RSD offer students an opportunity to build the skills, begin internships, and embark on building your career while youth are still in school. If you are an RSD student and would like to know more, speak to your guidance counselor or school principal.