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10/16/2026

📸 Corps Photo of the Week!

with Conservation Corps of Long Beach are providing disaster relief efforts to their community after powerful offshore storms sent damaging waves to the Long Beach Peninsula. CCLB crews collaborated with local partners, including Long Beach Public Works, to support emergency efforts to protect coastal residents, homes, and property from further damage.

See more photos from Corps programs: corpsnetwork.org/news/photos-of-the-month/

10/14/2026

📥 Send in your Award Nominations and Workshop Proposals!

🏆 Awards: Corpsmember of the Year, Project of the Year, and Legacy Achievement Awards recognize outstanding Corps achievements. Awardees will be celebrated and formally awarded at in Washington, DC.

💡 Workshops: Our National Conference workshops offer an opportunity to showcase new and promising practices at your organization or convene with fellow Corps to discuss timely topics.

Submission deadline is December 4, 2026.

Learn more and share at bit.ly/CorpsCon27

10/13/2026

Corps Programs Build the Bridge Between Service and Today’s Careers 📣

is excited to announce the launch of the Corps to Careers initiative in partnership with Annie E. Casey Foundation and with support from The Brookings Institution, Jobs for the Future, and Urban Institute.

This initiative is designed to pro­vide career onramps for young peo­ple who are build­ing skills and gain­ing work expe­ri­ence through Ser­vice and Con­ser­va­tion Corps par­tic­i­pa­tion.

👏 Thank you to our participating Corps program partners:
- American YouthWorks
- Civic Works
- green|spaces chattanooga
- Heart of Oregon Corps
- LA Conservation Corps
- Louisiana Green Corps
- Maine Conservation Corps
- Mile High Youth Corps
- Operation Fresh Start
- Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
- The Service Collaborative of WNY

Learn more about the initiative: https://www.aecf.org/blog/corps-to-careers-building-the-bridge-between-service-and-todays-careers

📸 Texas Conservation Corps a Program of American YouthWorks

10/09/2026

📸 Corps Photo of the Week!

Northwest Youth Corps' Young Adult Yellow Crew spent two weeks in the U.S. Forest Service - Boise National Forest to improve trail access by building new bridges in partnership with the Idaho City Ranger District.

See more photos of in action at https://corpsnetwork.org/news/photos-of-the-month/

U.S. Forest Service

10/08/2026

Due to attendance thresholds, the 2026 Corps Rendezvous has been canceled.

All registrations will be refunded in full.

Thank you for registering and expressing interest in the Corps Rendezvous. We apologize for any inconvenience.

See future Corps events at https://corpsnetwork.org/events-calendar/

10/08/2026

It's time for 's Annual Photo Contest! 📸

Does your Corps have standout photos from 2026?

Now's the perfect time to share them! For a chance to be featured on the cover of our FY26 Annual Report, we invite member Corps to share your favorite pictures from this year.

🗓 Photo contest deadline: Friday, January 28, 2027

See contest details at https: corpsnetwork.org/share-your-favorite-pics-fy26-annual-report-cover-contest/

📸 FY25 Annual ReportCover: California Conservation Corps

10/02/2026

10/01/2026

Thank you to U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator Chris C***s, and Senator Roger Wicker for joining Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy in the bipartisan effort to make the AmeriCorps Education Award tax-free.

AmeriCorps members earn this benefit through service, and they shouldn’t have to pay a federal tax on it.

Voices for National Service has made it easy to take action. Use the Contact Congress tool to ask your lawmakers to support this bipartisan effort: https://bit.ly/NoTaxOnService26.

09/28/2026

Register for Corps Rendezvous 2026!

Hosted by and New Jersey Youth Corps of Phillipsburg, this year's Rendezvous will take place at the New Jersey School of Conservation on November 16 - 19, 2026.

Join us to decompress from the summer season and build a support network of other Corps staff. This event focuses on identifying preferred practices in the areas of field work, risk management, and recruitment and support.

Learn more and register: cvent.me/x7EnVm

09/25/2026

Saturday, September 26 is National Public Lands Day!

📣 Shoutout to Corps programs and who work hard each year to improve our and waters.

We encourage you to find ways to get involved by checking a Corps near you for events and volunteer opportunities.

and join the celebration: corpsnetwork.org/find-a-corps/

📸 Appalachian Mountain Club / Conservation Corps North Carolina, Conservation Legacy / Southern California Mountains Foundation / Lomakatsi Restoration Project