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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Scott Detrow (NPR) Play Audio Members of the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) work on the trails near Tally Lake in northwestern Montana. President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the countrys most celebrated government programs: the Civilian Conservation Corps. MCC crews are already doing some of the work envisioned in Bidens climate proposal. Image credit: Claire Harbage Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD r...

MORE The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men back to work during the Great Depression. Here, CCC members saw down dead trees in a burned area near Belton, Mont. Photo by George A. Grant - National Park Service History Collection With college classes going online because of COVID-19, Joe Spofforth put his double major in political economies and educational studies on hold to move West and find work. When the pande...

Copy Link AmeriCorps members with Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, make improvements on the Manning Camp Trail at Saguaro National Park.  (Photo courtesy of the Corps Network/InsideClimate News) Amy Kuo saw firsthand how powerful it can be to tackle the big problems of our times in small ways when she was on a California Conservation Corps work crew a few years ago in the sweltering summer heat deep in a forest outside of Los Angeles. Kuo, now a legislative analys...

A New Program Like FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps Could Help the Nation Fight Climate Change and Transition to Renewable Energy Proposals currently being considered in Washington differ from the New Deal program because of a focus on employing women and people of color and tackling projects in underserved communities. April 26, 2021 AmeriCorps members with Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, make improvements on the Manning Camp Trail at Saguaro National Park. Pho...

Communication for Development and Social Change, MS - Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication Event/Training Summary:  The Master of Science in Communication for Development and Social Change is a one-year program that focuses on the history, goals and practices of communication for social change.   Effective action for affecting change This program emphasizes effective action by tailoring academic training to the needs of practitioners, policymakers and project managers i...

Spanberger spearheads legislation to create Civilian Climate Corps Published Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021, 5:04 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Abigail Spanberger This year marks the 88th anniversary of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC employed millions of Americans during the Great Dep...

By News Editor And Partners • 3 hours ago   SILVER CITY, N.M. (April 8, 2021) – At a trailhead to the Continental Divide Trail in Silver City, N.M. today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced legislation to launch a new Civilian Climate Corps. The announcement comes just days after the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps, a national service program that employed millions of Americans during the Great D...