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A year in the Corps will transform your life and make California an even better place to live!

Get paid while you learn skills that can lead to a meaningful career like firefighting, energy, forestry, and more!

Yes, the work is hard. And, it will put you on the path to move into a career that will make a positive impact on your environment and your life!

Life in the Corps

The California Conservation Corps offers a unique and challenging, paid experience for young women and men from across the state. A year in the CCC transforms their lives through developing new job skills, expanding personal growth, and conserving California’s natural resources. Corpsmembers’ hard work and long hours on environmentally focused projects and emergency response help make California an even better place to live, work, and play.

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News and Updates

Camarillo Fire Crews Travel Hundreds of Miles to Protect Communities

Camarillo fire crews 2 and 4 have spent the last month traveling more than 800 miles and assisting on at least six major wildfires.

CCC’s Who Does That Instagram Challenge

Building trails, fighting wildfires, making courthouses and schools brighter; who does that? The California Conservation Corps and we have a challenge for you!

Butte Fire Crews Protect Homes at SCU Lighting Complex Fire

Butte Fire Center crews spent two weeks working on the SCU Lightning Complex fires burning in the East Bay and Central Valley.

Inland Empire Crew Readies Equipment for Return to Fireline

The Inland Empire Center's Forestry Corps crew is working with the U.S. Forest Service to help keep firefighters equipped on the fire lines.

Crews Respond to Fires Ravaging Northern California

At least 60, CCC crews are responding to the front lines and base camps of wildfires burning throughout California.

 

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Learn how CCC Corpsmembers can earn up to $8,000 in AmeriCorps scholarships 

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