The California Association of Local Conservation Corps (CALCC) is the association that represents California’s 14 state-certified community conservation corps, also known as local corps. CALCC’s mission is to advance the conservation corps movement by strengthening collaboration between California’s local corps, promoting their impact and advocating on their behalf.
Every year, CALCC sponsors a Government Education Day, when corpsmembers from across the state convene in Sacramento to get to know each other and share their stories with state policymakers. Listen to their stories here.
30 Years of Supporting California
Youth Impact (FY 2020-21)
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS earned
CORPSMEMBERS transitioned to a job
CORPSMEMBERS transitioned to post-secondary or vocational education
30 Years of Supporting California
Environmental Impact (FY 2020-21)
Beverage Containers Collected & Recycled: 2,892,818 pounds
Trails, Roads, and Alleyways Cleaned & Restored: 3,409 miles
Waste Tires Collected & Recycled: 79,815
Habitat Restored: 7,991 acres
E-waste Collected & Recycled: 4,709,398 pounds
Litter Abatement: 15,973,277 pounds
WHO WE SERVE
Corpsmembers each year
Female
Male
are living below poverty level
have dropped out of high school
of court-involved corpsmembers do not recidivate during their time in program
FIND YOUR LOCAL CORPS
SUCCESS STORY
Starr Brock Los Angeles Conservation Corps"I want people to know how good the program is, you know, how much it actually helps. If you are an at risk youth from ages eighteen to twenty-four, you're looking for a way out or you haven't finished high school yet and you want to take that diploma and still work at the same time, I feel like this is a great opportunity for you. If you feel like you need people in your corner to give you that push and motivation, this is also a great opportunity for that."
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Climate Change Resiliency & Adaptation Conservation Corps North Bay and Civicorps To combat threats that are driving oysters to extinction, Conservation Corps North Bay and Civicorps partnered with the State Coastal Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on an innovative “nature-based adaptation” restoration project. Working alongside experts from Reef Innovations, a Florida-based group that has worked on similar projects in the past, our crews spent nine weeks fabricating oyster habitat structures that will be placed in the Giant Marsh area near Richmond. Our crew’s efforts were part of a larger project that adopts a “living shorelines” approach, with a focus on increasing habitat connectivity and shoreline protection.
TESTIMONIALS
OUR PROMISE TO CALIFORNIA
The local corps have been supporting young people and the environment in California for over thirty years. Though CALCC is not a state agency, the state sets criteria for and certifies our local corps based on rigorous criteria (Public Resources Code, section 14507.5) and the local corps’ work helps the state to meet its recycling, conservation, climate change, and other environmental goals.
Our workforce development and education pathways ensure that California’s young people remain at the forefront of innovation and opportunity. From the coastline to the deserts, urban centers to rural farmlands, Californians can count on us to keep California green and ensure that all young people – our greatest asset – have the opportunity to thrive.