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Rickey Williams wanted to be a firefighter. Not just any kind of firefighter, but an elite Type I wildland firefighter. At the CCC Butte Fire Center he found the experience and opportunity to jump start his firefighting career. Rickey responded to some of the state’s...
In a show of celebration, resilience and determination more than 120 young adults of the California Conservation Corps can now call themselves high school graduates. On Tuesday morning, the group of 18 to 25-year-olds from across the state received their diplomas at...
In Los Angeles County there are several hundred varieties of native plants. And, Los Angeles Center Corpsmember Karla Gonzalez wants to know everything about them. At Peck Road Water Conservation Park, she got the chance to learn and plant dozens of new flowers,...
Corpsmembers, staff and a warehouse full of CCC partners celebrated this morning’s grand opening of our Sacramento Energy Center. The center is home to the CCC Energy Corps’ Northern California operations. But, as our speakers pointed out, the Energy Corps isn’t just...
Ulrika Kovaltshuk is passionate about how we can take better care of the environment. It’s why she and the CCC San Diego Center crew couldn’t be happier about creating new homes along the San Dieguito River. These are tiny homes. Really tiny. And, Ulrika can’t wait...
Corpsmembers join the CCC for a lot of different reasons. Last year’s devastating fires in Redding motivated Zeontae Young to enroll at CCC’s Fortuna Center where he’s helping with fire recovery. Watch why he ranks the experience a “10”. Subscribe to Our Mailing List...
Planting 100 acres along a river bank is exhausting work. So, how do Corpsmembers embrace the challenge? At the CCC San Diego Center it’s the knowledge that they’re making a difference. With every row of willow and ragweed planted along the San Dieguito River,...
Napa Center Corpsmember Andre Dickerson knows exactly what he’s getting from the CCC – a chance to learn new skills, find a career, and earn college scholarship money. In fact, Andre plans on earning every dollar he can of the $7,900 Corpsmembers can receive during...
It can be a shock to the system when first joining the CCC. Early wake up calls, hiking for miles, and firing up power tools were all new experiences for Nataly Landeros. At first, Nataly wasn’t sure she belonged at the Los Padres Center. Now, she’s loving the...
At the end of a seemingly never-ending string of salvage yards, warehouses and strip malls is an unexpected pearl. A literal breath of fresh air in the form of green trees, manicured trails, and tranquil ponds. Peck Road Water Conservation Park is an urban escape...
