by Chris Van Horne | Apr 5, 2024 | Emergency Response, News
Corpsmembers Helping Prevent Agricultural Disaster in SoCal A CCC Norwalk Corpsmember bends over to pick up orange in a City of Redlands orange grove in order to dispose of potentially infected fruit. It’s not your typical emergency response, but for the last...
by Chris Van Horne | Mar 28, 2024 | News, Trails
“We need to restore the trail because it was washed out by fires and floods a few years ago.” Aaron ReingoldCCC Los Padres Center Years after floods and fires have left one of Big Sur’s most iconic trails unsafe for travel. However, it is seeing a...
by mark | Mar 28, 2024 | News, Trails
Backbone Trail One of the Santa Monica Mountains’ most iconic trails was in desperate need of some love from Pomona Corpsmembers. You may wonder who keeps trails safe and clear, especially given the abundance of overgrown vegetation courtesy of this year’s...
by Chris Van Horne | Mar 21, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Reducing Fire Fuel Corpsmembers from the Mendocino Center work to help protect Mendocino County from wildfire, as part of a partnership with CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit. Long before a fire ever becomes wild and devastating, CCC fire crews are working to reduce the size,...
by mark | Mar 11, 2024 | Culinary, News
“I see myself becoming a well-known chef one day,” said CCC Delta Corpsmember Rashad Wilson. “I got my ServSafe Managers certificate and that was a big step up for me. It was a hard test, but I prevailed.” With dreams of being future chefs and restauranteurs,...
by mark | Feb 23, 2024 | News
Learning about California’s rich, diverse history is impactful any time of the year. It’s especially inspiring and powerful when that history lesson coincides with active service and positive community impact. It’s how our Placer and Sacramento...