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Friday, 22 January 2010
California Conservation Corps Crew Meets the Governor
Members of the California Conservation Corps' Fortuna Center had a chance to greet Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week. Schwarzenegger was visiting the North Coast city of Eureka to see earthquake damage after a 6.5 quake had hit the area Jan.9.Photo taken by the Fortuna Center's VISTA volunteer, Erika Stowe-Madison. Read more...
Friday, 15 January 2010
Baltimore Civic Works is an Example of Stimulus Funding at Work
In the Washington Post this week, Baltimore Civic Works' Corpsmember Travis Hatcher was featured alongside a column assessing jobs created and saved by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. Travis was pictured taking part in a cool roof project that was funded by the Recovery Act. Learn more at the Washington Post. Read more...
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Federal Agency Resource Room at The Corps Network 2010 Forum
Did you miss that workshop with the federal agency your Corps is trying to partner with? Think of a question you forgot to ask? Or just wanted to introduce yourself and your Corps to that agency you've been working with? The Corps Network 2010 Forum has the answer in the form of the Federal Agency Resource Room. Throughout the day on Monday, February 8th, one conference room will be manned by... Read more...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Congressman Introduces Jobs Bill With Corps in Mind
Late last week Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL), along with 50 co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 4290, the "New Deal for a New Economy Act". The bill is a measure to put Americans back to work by implementing a three year, $180 billion job creation and retention program, funded by unused monies from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). The legislation takes a three tiered approach. First, it calls for the... Read more...
Monday, 14 December 2009
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Proves There's Always Enough
Siempre rinde means when you share, there's always enough. This motto drives Rocky Mountain Youth Corps' (NM) annual Thanksgiving meal. The Corps  annually assembles a hot Thanksgiving   supper for "anyone who can use a hot meal," which this year included some Corpsmembers themselves, as well as 100 local residents. The effort assisted the Taos community at a time when many families are in... Read more...

Annual Corps Forum

February 7-10, 2010 at the Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC, The Corps Network will host this year's Forum.sponsor the 2010 forum
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Take Action

Start Scheduling Hill Visits Now! For those of you who are interested in scheduling meetings with the Members of your Congressional delegation when you are in
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Corps Blog

Taking King Day On, Not Off
City Year Philadelphia Corpsmember Law Murray's commentary was recently published in The Philadelphia Inquirer opinion pages. His thoughts... Read more...
Uncovering My Greatest Aspirations
I applied for the Montana Conservation Corps. I don't know what possessed me to do it. It was a difficult and frustrating time in my life... Read more...
Washington DC, Get Ready for the 2010 Corpsmembers of the Year!
This past Sunday afternoon, I took a walk with a couple of friends through downtown and eventually past The White House. As we were nearing... Read more...
New Green Partnership – Emerald Cities Collaboration
I spent two days this past week in Boston in a planning retreat with the Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC). The Corps Network is proud to... Read more...
I spent my Birthday with Michelle Obama
My birthday is a federal holiday - not because it's my birthday, but because I was born on Veteran's Day. So I often have the day off work... Read more...