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FY16 Annual Report a Letter from Our CEO FY16 Annual Report A Letter From Our CEO Dear Friends, I’ve often heard people say that Corps are one of America’s best kept secrets. For all the people familiar with the tremendous impact Corps have on our young people and communities, there are many more who have never heard of these programs. However, I’m pleased to report that, every year, Corps become less of a secret and are increasingly seen as a go-to strategy for addressing community and conservation needs. Corps had several moments on the national stage in 2016. In the spring, the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) Act – legislation that would facilitate partnerships between Corps and federal agencies, and improve pathways to employment for Corps alumni – was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (and in the Senate in 2015). I am pleased to report that, at the very end of the year, the National Park Service Centennial Act was signed into law, containing provisions that will help Corps engage more veterans, and help Corpsmembers translate skills they learn during their service into careers on public lands. Throughout the year, Corps participated alongside elected and federal officials in events to recognize the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service. By hosting service events, Corps helped launch the Obama Administration’s Every Kid in a Park initiative and Let’s Move Outside! Campaign in several cities across the country. A Corps alumni introduced the President at the National Christmas Tree Lighting. The 21CSC received millions of dollars in donations from private funders and companies like REI, as well as millions in project funding from the federal resource management agencies; articles and op-eds in support of Corps appeared in The Atlantic, on CNN.com, and in various outdoor publications; and a segment on Corps ran on the CBS Sunday Morning show. Beyond these intangible gains, Corps grew by a number of metrics in 2016. Compared to the previous year, Corps enrolled more Corpsmembers, generated more community volunteer hours, restored more waterways, educated more community members about conservation and energy efficiency, doubled the acres of habitat restored, and more than doubled the miles of trail improved. Of course, the most important outcome for Corps cannot be measured: the sense of purpose and civic responsibility Corpsmembers develop through service to our country. By participating in projects that make appreciable improvements to communities and public lands, our young people learn the value of hard work and develop in-demand job skills; our veterans learn how to leverage their skills for meaningful work here at home. That is invaluable. I hope you enjoy reading our 2016 annual report and learning about how Corps strengthen America through Service and Conservation. Mary Ellen Sprenkel CEO 1 FY2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joel D. Holtrop – Chair Lori Johnston [Retired] Deputy Chief Managing Partner National Forest System IMPACT Capital Strategies Milton Fearn - Vice Chair Bruce Saito Professor of Practice Director College of Natural Resources California Conservation Corps NC State University Jeff Parker – Treasurer Joe Scantlebury Vice President Executive Director W.K. Kellogg Foundation Northwest Youth Corps Megan Walker – Secretary Paul Schmitz Director of Planning and Alignment CEO United Way Worldwide Leading Inside Out Anthony Anikeef Daryl Shore Partner Investment Manager, Impact Investments Williams Mullen Prudential Financial Honorable Louis Caldera Mary Ellen Sprenkel – Ex Officio Former Secretary of the Army President & CEO The Corps Network James Houser Group President Delaware North Sportservice About The Corps Network Established in 1985, The Corps Network is the national association of service and conservation Corps. Our 130+ member Corps provide youth and veteran Corpsmembers the opportunity to serve our country through work-based conservation, resource management, lands access, recreation, and disaster response projects on public lands Table of Contents and in rural and urban communities. Through their service, Corpsmembers obtain in-demand Corps in Numbers 3 skills and advance their education on the path to careers. Corps annually enroll over 25,000 Corpsmembers, Programs & Projects 5 engage an additional 100,000 local volunteers and partners, leverage private sector support, and complete Events 12 thousands of projects that make America and our youth and veterans stronger. Advocacy & Outreach 15 The Corps Network supports Corps by advocating on their behalf, providing access to funding and project Photos - 2016 19 opportunities, and by offering expertise in Corps operations and programming. FY16 Financials 21 2 Corps in Numbers 2016 CORPSMEMBERS CORPSMEMBER RACE/ETHNICITY 25,061 Young people served in Corps in FY16 10% 59% Male 4% 40% Female 52% Opportunity Youth (unemployed prior to 4% service and/or below the poverty line/on public assistance and/or formerly incarcerated) 53% MEMBERSHIP 28% 569 Total Members 118 Service & Conservation Corps 14 Emerging Corps 62 Affiliate Members = WHITE 375 AmeriCorps Basic Members = BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN = OTHER New Member Category In September 2016, The Corps Network created the = ASIAN “Individual Placement Program” full membership = AMERICAN INDIAN, category. This new category expands the benefits of ALASKAN NATIVE, full membership to Corps that operate programs PACIFIC ISLANDER in which individual Corpsmembers serve in internship-like positions as part of a “cohort” of other * 21% identified as Hispanic individual placement Corpsmembers that meets regularly for training and team-based activities. This cohort model ensures that even Corpsmembers in standalone positions benefit from the shared experience of a traditional crew-based term. >5,000 Corpsmembers insured through The Corps Network Health The Corps Network created this new membership Insurance Plan category in response to the growing number of Corps offering internship-like positions. The Individual Placement Program model offers a pathway for Corpsmembers to develop closer connections with future employers and gain a 14,191 number of industry-recognized different kind of career experience than can be certifications earned by gained through crew-based service. Individual Corpsmembers Placement Programs are not designed to replace traditional crew-based programs. Rather, these programs offer Corpsmembers additional learning opportunities and meet the needs of project 4,585 partners – like the National Park Service and number of Corpsmembers Bureau of Land Management – for standalone enrolled in high school Corpsmembers to serve as research assistants, diploma or GED program (across field assistants and community educators. 13 Corps offering such programs) 3 Conservation, Recreation, Environmental Outcomes CORPSMEMBER RACE/ETHNICITY 1,57 7,252 2,551 acres of habitat miles of waterway restored restored 1,502,078 20,440 trees planted low-income homes audited and/or retrofitted to improve resource efficiency 183,621 14,666,373 acres of invasive pounds of waste collected species & hazardous and recycled/properly fire fuels treated disposed of 21,861 8,156 miles of multi-use trail acres of erosion and TRAIL X-ING constructed/improved flood control Community Outcomes 5,036 2,328,485 community spaces/ square feet of graffiti public facilities improved removed or constructed 453,440 665,561 volunteer hours generated community members who through Corps-organized benefitted from educational service events programming provided by Corps 445 190 disasters responded to, historic structures restored/ including fires, floods and preserved storms 4 PROGRAMS & PROJECTS Accreditation ITED RED CO C R Based on the earlier Excellence in Corps Operations (ECO) program, C P A S The Corps Network launched its new Corps Center of Excellence Accreditation program in 2014. Accreditation is granted to Corps that can demonstrate a high level of accountability to funders and donors, as well as the capacity to provide meaningful programming to Corpsmembers and quality results to community C O E and project partners. R C P N S E The Accreditation program is administered by an advisory C LL EN CE committee of former Conservation Corps leaders, former federal land TER OF EX management agency staff, and other experts in Corps and youth programming. To become Accredited, a Corps must undergo an in-depth review of its general operations, youth programming operations, governance standards, financial management practices, and risk management guidelines. The process involves a site visit as well as a thorough assessment of the Corps’ administrative documents and policies. In addition to receiving general Accreditation, Corps can invite additional scrutiny to become Accredited with specific endorsements that recognize their experience or capacity. Accreditation lasts for five years with the requirement that Corps provide an annual update to the advisory committee. Officially recognized in 2016: Underwent Accreditation process in 2016: The following Corps successfully completed the The following four Corps successfully completed Accreditation review process in 2015 and were the Accreditation process in 2016 and, upon a officially recognized as Accredited at The Corps vote by the advisory committee, will be officially Network National Conference in February 2016. recognized as Accredited at The Corps Network National Conference in February 2017. • Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (MN) • Citizens Conservation Corps (WV) • American Conservation Experience
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