Civicorps goes to Sacramento
They left Oakland at the crack of dawn outfitted in their Corps gear and prepped to tell their personal stories. They arrived in Sacramento early but bright-eyed, enjoyed the beauty of our state Capitol building and got ready to spend the day repping Civicorps. Along...
College and Career Fair 2019
Every spring, Civicorps holds a College and Career Fair to inspire and inform our Corpsmembers as they consider their futures after graduation. We held our latest College and Career Fair on Friday, April 5. During a series of presentations, students learned about...
Just Jobs for Waste Workers featuring Civicorps
If you live in California, you’re probably already used to the fact that the rest of the country follows our lead on innovations in everything from tech products to the entertainment industry to environmental policy. We’re proud to say that...
#MadeinAmeriCorps
While our Corpsmembers work in job training serving our community environmentally, they accumulate hours and money towards their AmeriCorps scholarships. During job training, youth work on contracts for some of the largest employers in the East Bay such as Caltrans,...
Welcoming our new Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Civicorps is thrilled to announce the appointment of our next Executive Director, Tessa Nicholas, effective Friday, March 1, 2019. With nearly 25 years committed to youth and community development, Tessa has spent her career in alternative...
Backpacking to Point Reyes
Friday morning, February 22nd, Corpsmembers and staff met at Civicorps for our first annual overnight backpacking camping trip. We assigned backpacks, sleeping bags and pads, hiking boots, tents, warm layers, and evenly distributed food to pack into our 65 or 75 Liter...
Reconnecting Youth Campaign
Unleashing Limitless Potential Yesterday, Civicorps Corpsmembers, alumni, staff, and community partners conducted a meeting at the Oakland offices of Congresswoman Barbara Lee. We were thrilled to help represent constituents of California’s 13th congressional district...
Corpsmember of the Quarter: Francis Sanson
Francis exhibits outstanding leadership skills and demonstrates an earnest commitment to service and civic engagement. A dedicated member of the community, he volunteers with homeless shelters on the weekends and in his very first term, has already completed all...
Civicorps Ski Trip 2019
What do you get when you have a detective, an angel, 3 mafiosos, and a cabin full of Corpsmembers? Mafia! This party game of deception, intuition and storytelling was so much fun during this year’s Civicorps weekend ski trip. This past weekend Corpsmembers...
Civicorps Alum, Tyneisha Crooks in the East Bay Times
Share the Spirit: Woman who got help at Civicorps to turn her life around now wants to help others By Thomas Peele | Bay Area News Group December 15, 2018 OAKLAND — Tyneisha Crooks’ late father didn’t want his children “stuck on stupid,” she said. It was his way of...
Corpsmember of the Quarter: Aaron Chanthavong
Mr. Chanthavong has done an excellent job at using his resources at Civicorps to help launch him into his career path. He is currently an intern at Tech Exchange where he leads the sales of refurbished computers; and he has taken it upon himself to guide, train...
A Second Chance Opportunity
A Second Chance Opportunity By Dennis One of the first things we learned in our Civicorps orientation is that being here is a “second chance opportunity.” And if you see an opportunity, you should always take it. Civicorps gives us opportunities that a lot of places...
Season of Giving with the Warriors
Five Civicorps families were selected for a holiday shopping spree courtesy of the Warriors, Lucky and 18 Reasons’ Shop and Learn. Corpsmembers were part of an instructional store tour and participated in a friendly interactive shopping challenge in which the families...
A glimpse at our December 2018 graduates
Join Civicorps’ December 13th Class of 2018 Graduation Ceremony at the Oakland Museum of California | RSVP Moniqué By graduating, I am proving to myself that “si se puede, YES YOU CAN!” Even though it’s taken me longer than planned, I am graduating,...
KQED Podcast: Stories of Persevering for a Diploma
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts to hear three Civicorps graduates share their stories: why they didn’t graduate high school, what convinced them to come back to school, and how they made it through. “On a sunny...