Nearly a century after FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps, President Biden launched the American Climate Corps, a groundbreaking, workforce training and service initiative to tackle two of the greatest challenges of our time: environmental injustice and climate change. As part of the inaugural class of the American Climate Corps, you’ll join thousands of young people getting paid to fight the impacts of climate change today, while learning the skills to be part of tomorrow’s clean energy and climate-resilience workforce.
BENEFITS OF JOINING THE ACC
- Get paid to tackle the climate crisis through part-time or full-time opportunity.
- Launch your career on a path to high-quality, good-paying opportunities in the public and private sectors.
- Access training that will help you gain skills and knowledge for a career in the clean energy and climate-resilience economy.
- Serve in a opportunity that is term limited.
Some opportunities will offer:
- A Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, worth up to $7,395 this year, that can be used to pay for post-secondary education and training or to reduce student debt upon completion of an eligible ACC opportunity.
- Access to a streamlined pathway into federal service, either immediately upon completion of a single term, or through completion of multiple terms of service.
- Opportunity-specific training opportunities to prepare you for your time as a member of the ACC.
- Healthcare, childcare, transportation, housing and more.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
The American Climate Corps is being implemented alongside a growing group of partners that offer paid workforce training and service opportunities in communities across the country. Opportunities are available in several types of organizations including federal agencies; state, local, and Tribal governments; non-profits; and state-based climate corps. See a list of open opportunities.