Too many of today's youth and young adults lack the education and job skills needed to become productive members of the workforce. These young people are often forgotten by society; their lives are stories of tragedy, failure and hopelessness about the future.

For the last twenty-four years the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC) has been working to address the needs of these young people. More than four thousand young adults have been served by these programs.

Founded in 1984 by the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the SLCC has two goals: to provide education, job skills, and paid employment to at-risk young adults, and to supply essential urban conservation and environmental work for the community.

The young men and women who join the SRCC reflect the diversity of our community; 73% are male, 27% are female. Fifty percent are African-American, with the rest divided between Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian. Their need for support transcends their personal and ethnic histories.