Civicorps on KCBS radio!
Listen to Civicorps on KCBS radio talking about our pioneering partnership with Waste Management to help young adults enter Machinist and Teamster union careers....
College and Career Fair 2018
Civicorps’ College and Career Fair 2018 featured opportunities for students to learn about job skills, trades, and pathways to college. We had representative from the following Bay Area programs: Laney Career and Technical Education Contra Costa Medical Career College...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thursday, March 29th 2018, Civicorps students in partnership with The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, performed Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Nights Dream.” 12 students went on stage in front of a crowd of family, staff, donors, and volunteers to...
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”
Join Civicorps students, in partnership with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, for a FREE production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Nine students will perform at the Lakeside Park Garden Center on Thursday, March 29th at 7:30pm. For 10...
Corpsmember of the Quarter: Shaniya Burks
Every quarter, staff vote on a Corpsmember who demonstrates personal growth and program success to receive this prestigious award. For Fall Quarter (October, November, December), we honor Shaniya Burks. Shaniya is a fierce Corpsmember winning over 10 awards at...
Kiara Alexis receives Corpsmember of the Year Award in Washington, DC
Civicorps’ Kiara Alexis was honored this week as one of six national Corpsmember of the Year award recipients at the Corps Network 2018 National Conference in Washington, DC. Watch Kiara share her story in an inspiring speech. As a mother, an author, a recycling...
A New Vision for Civicorps Students
“When people told me that I should go to college, I didn’t know what that meant. I thought that was just something that people said to young people. I didn’t realize at the time that it meant that they believed in me,” said Eduardo, a Civicorps alum and recent UC...
Recycling Driver Kiara Selected as Corpsmember of the Year
Every year, The Corps Network chooses 6 youth from 130 Service and Conservation Corps across the country for the national Corpsmember of the Year award. Civicorps’ star Recycling Driver, Kiara, was chosen as a Corpsmember of the Year for her exemplary success at...
Civicorps student, alumna, and crew supervisor share their stories with East Bay Times
Civicorps was recently selected as a recipient for an annual holiday grant called Share the Spirit, which is sponsored by the Bay Area News Group and benefits needy residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties by funding nonprofit holiday and outreach programs. As...
Four Soon-to-be-Grads Share Stories of Their Success
Michael “At Civicorps I found the stability I craved – plus a place where I could show off my talents and excel.” When I first came to Civicorps and went through orientation, we did an activity where we had to talk about our feelings in front of everybody. I was so...
Taking a Look at Homelessness and Working in the Bay Area
A story about working and homelessness recently re-aired on KQED’s Forum radio show, featuring Civicorps graduate Daeshane.The story has been part of KQED’s ongoing coverage of the working homeless in the Bay Area – an issue that continues to grow as...
Corpsmember of the Quarter: Kiara Alexis
Every quarter, staff vote on a Corpsmember who demonstrates personal growth and program success to receive this prestigious award. For Summer Quarter (July, August, September), we honor Kiara Alexis. At Civicorps Recycling, Kiara is a positive force – always teaching...
Warriors’ Season of Giving Brings Joy & Nutritious Food to Civicorps Families
Every holiday season, the Warriors select 5 families from the local East Bay Community for their Season of Giving program. This year, two Civicorps families attended and had the opportunity to learn about shopping for nutritious food with two very special Warriors...
Civicorps Apprenticeship Pathway a Mutual of America 2017 Community Partnership Award Finalist
Click here to read the published article. NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Mutual of America announced today that the Teamster Union Apprenticeship Career Pathway was named a Merit Finalist award recipient of its 2017 Community Partnership Award...
Join us for December Graduation!
Join us to cheer on our December graduates as they cross the stage and receive their high school diplomas! The ceremony and reception will be held at the beautiful Oakland Museum of California. Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 Time: 6pm – 8pm Address: 1000...