CCC Conservation Corps | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | July 7, 1976 |
Headquarters | 1719 24th Street, Sacramento, California |
Employees | 1,500 - 2000 |
Annual budget | $90.7 million (2016) |
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Parent agency | California Resources Agency |
Website | http://www.ccc.ca.gov/ |
The California Conservation Corps, CCC, is a department of the government of California, falling under the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency. The CCC is a voluntary work development program specifically for men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 (up to 29 for veterans[1]), offering work in environmental conservation, fire protection, land maintenance, and emergency response to natural disasters. Members of the CCC are referred to as "Corpsmembers", and are paid a monthly stipend; starting July 2022, the amount was $2,600.[2]