CCCWV Trails

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CCCWV Trails Development Program Providing
transitional employment and training
opportunities through valuable work experience

• Jennifer Douglas, CCCWV Deputy Director

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Overview

• History of the CCC
• Trails Developmental Program Design
• Project Sponsors Collaborative Efforts
• At a Glance
• Corpsmember Development
• Roadmap to Establishing Strategic Partnerships

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CCCWV

• The CCCWV is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
  established in 1992
• The original CCC was created under the leadership
  of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933
• The Mission of the CCCWV is to conduct projects
  programs that
• Strengthen and revitalize our communities
• Provide self-esteem, educational enhancements and
  employment opportunities through meaningful work
  experiences for both youth adults and
• Conserve, develop, and enhance our states
  natural resources

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CCCWV (Continued)

• One of 100 corps around the country -- parent
  organization is the National Association of
  Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC) i.e. The
  Corps Network located in Washington, DC
• NASCC The Corps Network represents over 23,000
  corpsmembers serves as the leader and voice for
  the national corps movement by promoting growth,
  quality and sustainability
• Over the past 19 years, NASCC has played a key
  role in shaping and securing passage of 2 pieces
  of national service legislation achieved a
  respected status nationally in the youth
  employment training field and is an active
  participant in public service policymaking the
  development of environmental legislation related
  to corps
• CCCWV received the Strategic Partnership and
  Corpsmember Development awards, selected by its
  NASCC peers for its Courtesy Patrol program
• Received ECO accreditation -- Excellence in Corps
  Operations

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Trails Developmental Program Design

• 1 of 4 major components of the CCCWV
• Provides transitional employment for approx. 75
  young men women annually with an emphasis on
  job training, education, life skills, mentoring,
  and civic community spirit
• 3-5 corpsmembers comprise a working crew
  coupled with an adult supervisor
• Scope of work includes demolition, building
  stabilization, construction conservation,
  historic preservation, exotic plant removal,
  trail building maintenance, expansion and
  access to public recreation sites, and other
  service type projects spanning 17 communities
  throughout the state

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Project Sponsors Collaborative Efforts

• New River Gorge National River
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
• C O Canal
• North Bend State Park
• National Conservation and Training Center (NCTC)
• Shenandoah Valley Medical Center
• National Mine Health Safety Academy
• Public-Private Partnerships

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At a Glance

• Over 60 miles of trial built and maintained
• Stabilization of 28 Historic Buildings
• 63 miles of revegetation hazardous trees
  removal
• 3288 square feet of construction framing erected
• Removal of 80 tons of debris
• 155 launch pads river access areas constructed
• Luxury cabins, modular units, and professional
  office buildings
• Day Care Center Senior Citizen housing
• Church and local area playgrounds, community
  swimming pools, baseball fields, and picnic areas
• Community watersheds, paintball park adventure
  facility, and fishing pond

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At a Glance (Continued)Landscaping Projects-60
miles of trial built and maintained at 6 sites
through out The New River Gorge National
ParkStabilization of Historic Buildings-28
buildings in the National Park System was
stabilized by TDP crewRemoval Revegetation-63
miles of vegetation hazardous trees
removedConstruction Projects- 3288 square feet
of construction framing erectedDemolition
Projects-79 Tons of Debris River Access
Projects-155 launch/take-out forms constructed
along the New RiverAt a Glance (Continued)

• Served more than 200 youth corpsmembers in the
  past 3 years
• 40 obtained better means of employment beyond
  the CCCWV
• Job Corps classroom curriculum customized to fit
  CCCWVs work projects
• 70 exited with an AmeriCorps Education Award
  worth up to 4725.00

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Corpsmember Development

• First-Aid and CPR
• Job Shadowing, hands-on cross-training
• Safety and risk management in the workplace
• Work Ethic, conflict resolution team building
• Defensive Driving
• International Mountain Bike Association
  Certification
• Herbal Side/Pesticide training
• Chain Saw Certification
• Shock Troop Certification
• General Contractors and Civil Service preparation
  testing
• Customer Service/Hospitality
• Sexual Harassment Orientation
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

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Roadmap to Establishing Strategic Partnerships

• Job Corps
• A no-cost education and vocational training
  program administered by USDOL that helps young
  people ages 16-24 to get a better job
• Learn more at http//jobcorps.dol.gov/
• Public Land Corps (PLC)
• Authorized by the National and Community Service
  Trust Act as a combination of the Youth
  Conservation Corps and the now, defunct Young
  Adult Conservation Corps.
• Provides the opportunity for environmental
  education, mentoring, counseling, and career
  development
• Addresses backlogged maintenance needs of the
  National Park Service such as restoration, repair
  or rehabilitation
• 20,000 grant for each project
• Learn more atwww.nps.gov/youthprograms/plc.htm
• Fee-for Service Contracts
• Land Holding CompanyBeaver Coal
• Fiscal SponsorOSM VISTA
• WVDOT Construction Projects

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Roadmap to Establishing Strategic Partnerships
(Continued)

• AmeriCorps Educational Awards
• 900 service training hours part time Ed Award
  worth 2325.50
• 1700 service training hours full time Ed
  Award worth 4725.00
• May be used by the corpsmember to pay for his or
  her educational goals such as tuition,
  vocational/technical training, student loans, and
  other related expenses

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Questions?

• Jennifer Douglas
• CCCWV Deputy Director
• 198 George Street
• Beckley, WV 25801
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email jdouglas_at_wvccc.com
• Website www.wvccc.com