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Ahead of Earth Day, California Volunteers announces new opportunities for Californians to Take climate action
Elizabeth Larson
19 April 2021
Ahead of Earth Day, California Volunteers has announced additional ways Californians can get involved in climate action, through the expansion of the nation’s first statewide Climate Action Corps and the launch of an online volunteer hub to connect Californians with climate-focused opportunities to serve their communities.
California Volunteers kicked off recruitment for the Climate Action Corps summer fellowship program, an expansion of the current pilot program. The fellowship will engage 200-plus individuals in a summer of service to support local climate action projects in front-line and low-income communities across the state.
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Published: Saturday, 23 January 2021 05:56
Fellows Deployed as Part of California Volunteers-Led California Climate Action Corps
January 23, 2021 - SACRAMENTO – Over the last two weeks California Volunteers, Office of the Governor hosted a series of virtual events to welcome the Fellows of the first-ever statewide climate corps in the nation, California Climate Action Corps. Sixty-three Fellows across California will spend nearly eight months advancing climate action projects such as urban tree planting, food sustainability, and wildfire resilience in some of the state’s most vulnerable communities.
During the two-week orientation, Fellows participated in virtual sessions presented by climate experts, community leaders and elected officials. In a recording, Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed the Fellows and thanked them for their commitment to fight climate change.