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Weekly CEO Message 4/3/20
Hello Friends, Three weeks ago, we started holding a conference call every morning with all of our program managers and coordinators to make sure we are communicating more than ever in these constantly changing times. At
Corpsmembers have COVID-19 questions answered via Corps podcasts
Thanks to the innovative vision of CEO Wendy Butts, the Corps has utilized technology to inform Corpsmembers and the community about how to stay healthy, safe and informed around issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak. We
Weekly CEO Message 3/27/20
Hello LA Corps Family, As we all take this crisis week by week (day by day), I know that staying connected to one another is giving me strength. Last week, I shared that conservation corps like
Free Environmental Workforce Training 2020
Help revitalize our communities. Sign up to participate in our LA Corps EPA Environmental Workforce Training. Be one of 60 “Brownfields” Program trainees to participate in this year’s FREE environmental workforce job development training, funded by the
Corona Virus Update 3/16/20
Update from Our CEO Dear Corps Family and Friends, For decades, conservation corps around the country, including the LA Conservation Corps, have repeatedly stepped up to support our communities in times of crisis and be of
Getting to The Finish Line: A Clean & Green Program Story
When a young person enters his/her first job experience, there’s bound to be several lessons ahead. The Clean & Green Program is no exception, as it’s often a Corpsmember’s first job and first opportunity to earn
Read the LA Corps response to COVID-19
In the Press
2022
6.6.2022 – Corps Director Carlos Campero Interview with El Nuevo Sol
2021
6.21.2021 – Corps Thanks Friends for a Successful Virtual Spring Luncheon
4.15.2021 – Pandemic impacts habitat restoration at LAX Dunes
3.23.2021 – Food Waste Recovery Program Builds Nourishing Partnerships
3.19.2021 – LA Corps Response to AAPI Attacks
3.16.2021 – Meet Carlos Campero, Arborist and Director of Conservation Programs at Compton Creek Natural Park
3.3.2021 – Public Comment Open for New OHV Grant Submissions
2.24.2021 – Tiny home village being built in North Hollywood to serve as lifeline for the homeless
2.17.2021 – Tree Equity: “Good Shade” Project to Address Shade Disparities in LA
2.16.2021 – LA Conservation Corps and Pallet™ Announce Partnership
1.14.2021 – Corps joins effort to bring “Good Shade” to Alondra Park
1.13.2021 – Corpsmembers Get Coastal Restoration Experience on Malibu Living Shoreline Project
2020
11.20.2020 – LA Corps Teams Up with Conservation Corps of Long Beach and the New Climate Action Corps
10.29.2020 – Bank of America Names LA Conservation Corps 2020 Neighborhood Builder
4.22.20 – Called to Action – How the LA Corps is Stepping Up for Its Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic (cherie.com)
4.3.20 – Corpsmembers have COVID-19 questions answered via Corps podcasts
4.2.20 – Los Angeles Conservation Corps: Still Working in the Time of Virus (Palacio Magazine)
2.21.20 – Getting to The Finish Line: A Clean & Green Program Story
2.20.20 – In Her Own Words
2.20.20 – Green Together Collaborative Addresses Climate Resilience in San Fernando Valley
2.4.20 – LA Corps College and Career Fair (video)
1.29.20 – Media Alert: College and Career Fair in Watts 1/31
1.29.20 – New 18/19 Gratitude Report is Available
1.29.20 – Alumni Spotlight
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!
7.25.19 – The River Corps is Back
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