CECE Whitepaper No. 3: Workforce Development and the 4Rs in California and Vermont
How are service corps programs supporting communities as they build resilience, respond to and recover from disaster, and work to reduce their emissions? This paper provides insights into who is working in such service corps programs, what are their motivations for serving, and how they hope to contribute to creating more resilient communities. The study integrates data collected from members of two different AmeriCorps State and National service corps programs that worked in the states of California and Vermont. The results, which compare across the service corps programs, provide insights into who is participating and how these programs can provide workforce development while simultaneously engaging young people to support communities as they endeavor to become more resilient and prepare for and bounce-back from disasters.
Communities hit by climate-exacerbated disasters, such as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes, rely on the work of service corps programs to respond to and recover from the damage. The Workforce Development & the 4Rs project evaluates service corps programs that deploy members to build resilience in communities and respond to and recover from disasters. More analyses and reports are forthcoming based on our recent focus groups and site visits.
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