[PDF.69co] The Politics and Civics of National Service: Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps

In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created America's first domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). As part of this program—the largest and most highly esteemed of its kind—nearly three million unemployed men worked to rehabilitate, protect, and build the nation's natural resources. It demonstrated what citizens and government could accomplish together. Yet despite its success, the CCC was short lived. While...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Politics and Civics of National Service: Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps   |  Melissa Bass.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.