News and Updates
Media Inquiries
If you are a member of the media and are requesting information or access to our centers or projects, please call (916) 341-3145. You can also email the CCC Communications office at cccnews@ccc.ca.gov
About the Office of Communications
The California Conservation Corps Office of Communications provides timely and relevant information that educates the public, potential recruits, media, lawmakers and CCC team members on our policies, projects, and successes. The Office of Communications coordinates media and public outreach; develops and disseminates public information via news releases, media advisories, and website and social media postings; arranges media interviews; and is responsible for the CCC brand and marketing.
![CCC Corpsmembers sort and distribute supplies to survivors of the Lahaina Fire.](https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0479-300x169.jpg)
Moving. Inspiring. The last six weeks, CCC Corpsmembers helped survivors of the Lahaina Fire in Maui get needed supplies.
![Josafat Ismael Alvarez III prepares to cast a net into the Delta,.](https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CO202714-2-300x169.jpg)
After gaining his sea legs in the U.S. Navy, Josafat Ismael Alvarez III joined the CCC Veterans Fisheries program to monitor aquatic species living in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
![JP Patton (right) gets sworn in as as CCC Director .](https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CO203386-Enhanced-NR-2-16x9-300x169.jpg)
JP Patton takes on the title of CCC Director at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by the California Natural Resources Agency.
![Two CCC Pomona Corpsmembers using weed whackers,](https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CCC09434-unassigned-option-9.1.23-2-300x169.jpg)
Young adults at the CCC Pomona Center maintain trails in the Santa Monica Mountains for hikers, bikers, and equestrians to enjoy!
![CCC logo, reads California Conservation Corps, established 1976. CCC, featuring mountains, pine trees and a grizzly bear](https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Logo-brown-resized-16-9--300x169.png)
Director Bruce Saito is retiring. Starting November 1, 2023, Jarred Patton will take on the role of CCC Director.