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Congratulations Class of 2023!

🎓✨ We are incredibly proud to announce that 25 of our dedicated Corpsmembers just graduated high school with the Los Angeles Education Corps! To watch the highlights from this year’s graduation please click here. 35% of the

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Growing the Tree Canopy of the Future in LA

Our Corpsmembers are building the urban tree canopy of the future. By removing concrete, creating tree wells, and planting new trees chosen to support the local ecosystem and endure the changing climate, the trees we’ve planted

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Green Career Pathways to Grow a Greener Future

At LA Conservation Corps, we emphasize “Green Career Pathways” in order to offer opportunities to create direct pipelines to green jobs for Corpsmembers.   As one example, in California there is an issue with replacing an aging workforce

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Annual Gratitude Report Released!

We are pleased to announce the release of our Annual Gratitude Report! Read this year’s message from our CEO and Board Chair, gain insights about our efforts across LA County, learn about Corpsmembers past and present,

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Meet Our Rose Bowl Recycling Crew

After every UCLA Football home game, our Corpsmembers and staff pick up the recyclables left behind in the stands and around the perimeter of the Rose Bowl. Then, we sort the recyclables at our sorting facility in

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Read the LA Corps response to COVID-19

In the Press

2019

12.5.19 – Artist Brings Awareness to Nonprofit with “Promised Land” Paintings

12.2.19 – Project Spotlight: Food Waste Prevention & Rescue

11.21.19 – Heroic Youth Leaders are Treated to an Early Thanksgiving

8.29.19 – 9/28 National Public Lands Day

8.21.19 – NBA Star Russell Westbrook Joins Initiative to Promote Job Skills For At-Risk Young Adults

8.20.19 – NBA Star Russell Westbrook Joins Initiative to Promote Job Skills For At-Risk Young Adults (PEOPLE)

7.31.19 – 2019 YES Summit!

7.29.19 – Mattress Recycling Council Announces New Alliance with Los Angeles Conservation Corps and City of Los Angeles

7.25.19 – The River Corps is Back

7.15.19 – Mattress Recycling Council Announces New Alliance with Los Angeles Conservation Corps and City of Los Angeles

7.8.19 – LA Conservation Corps Re-Launches River Corps Program in Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

7.2.19 – Project Spotlight: Baldwin Hills Trail & Storm Water Restoration Project

6.29.19 – LA Conservation Corps Spruces Up Boyle Heights Park (CBS 2 | KCAL 9)

6.29.19 – LA Conservation Corps Spruces Up Boyle Heights Park

6.23.19 – Community Aquarium Closes After 20 Years in Redondo Beach (NBC 4)

6.12.19 – From Momenta to movies and more: Reynolds senior participated in the Momenta Workshop in February 2019, taking a series of photographs for the L.A. Corps (Univ. of Nevada)

5.23.19 – Officials Seek Volunteers to Log Photos of Urban Critters Captured by L.A.-Area Wildlife Cameras (KTLA)

5.22.19 – Community improvement projects to beautify neglected streets of Westwood (Daily Bruin)

5.15.19 – NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Los Angeles Award $225,000 in ‘Project Innovation” Grants to Local Nonprofits (NBC 4)

4.26.19 – Go Green with the LA Corps

4.4.19 – ‘Smart’ Trash Cans Debut in Little Tokyo (Rafu Shimpo, LA Japanese Daily News)

3.1.19 – Corpsmembers LEAP Into Action

3.1.19 – Much to be Grateful for

3.1.19 – Bye Bye Mattress