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The Corps Network Announces Winners of the 2018 Corpsmember of the Year, Project of the Year and Legacy Achievement Awards

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 12/14/2017

WASHINGTON, DC [December 14, 2017] – The Corps Network, the national association of Service and Conservation Corps, today announced the winners of the 2018 Corpsmember of the Year, Project of
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Corps and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Initiative Touted as Strategy for Engaging Next Generation of Park Visitors During Senate Hearing by Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 09/29/2017

  On the invitation of Ranking Member Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Leong – CEO of Kupu, which operates Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps – testified on benefits of Corps for
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Veterans Corps Discussed at Capitol Hill Briefing Hosted by House Outdoor Recreation Caucus and Outdoor Industry Association on Veterans and the Outdoors

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 09/22/2017

Amy Sovocool, Co-CEO of Conservation Legacy, joined panelists from several outdoor and veteran-related organizations to discuss model and benefits of Veterans Conservation Corps programs. WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 22, 2017) –
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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Sen. Lamar Alexander visit Conservation Corps Crew serving in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 08/25/2017

On 101st birthday of the National Park Service, Secretary Zinke and Sen. Alexander visit AmeriCorps members with American Conservation Experience (ACE) View full press release on the visit from the
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300 Environmental Restoration Jobs Coming to Gulf of Mexico

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 08/09/2017

  Three-Year Gulf Conservation Corps Program will Boost Communities and Protect and Restore Critical Habitat A Joint Press Release from The Nature Conservancy, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and The Corps
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The Corps Network Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of New 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) Act in United States House and Senate

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 06/22/2017

A merger of the previously-introduced Public Lands Service Corps Act and 21CSC Act, the bill would advance the 21CSC’s goal of engaging 100,000 young adults and veterans in Corps through
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The Corps Network Receives More than $5.6 Million in AmeriCorps National Direct Grant Awards to Continue Education Awards Program (EAP) and Opportunity Youth Service Initiative (OYSI)

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 06/22/2017

Over the coming program year, EAP and OYSI will engage more than 3,600 AmeriCorps members in environmental stewardship projects, giving them the opportunity to collectively earn over $9.1 million in
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Over 100 Volunteers – Including Young Adults from Across the Country – to Participate in Maintenance Projects on National Park Sites in Washington, DC

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 06/12/2017

An official event of Great Outdoors Month, The Corps Network’s 4th Annual Great Outdoors Day of Service to raise awareness about maintenance backlog on public lands and the role of
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The Corps Network Launches Moving Forward Together Initiative to Increase Presence of Young People of Color in Conservation and Resource Management Jobs

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 04/05/2017

With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Corps Network to develop tools to educate Corps community and resource management agency staff about historic and ongoing barriers to engaging non-white
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The Corps Network supports introduction of legislation that would dedicate funding to address National Park Service maintenance backlog

Submitted by Hannah Traverse on 03/28/2017

WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2017) – The Corps Network, the national association of service and conservation Corps, applauds United States Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) for introducing
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