Established in 1985, The Corps Network is the voice of the nation’s 136 Service and Conservation Corps. Currently operating in 42 states and the District of Columbia, Corps annually enroll more than 26,000 young men and women in service every year. Corps annually mobilize approximately 295,000 community volunteers who in conjunction with Corpsmembers generate 16.9 million hours of service every year.

Service and Conservation Corps are a direct descendent of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that built parks and other public facilities still in use today. Like the legendary CCC of the '30s, today's Corps are a proven strategy for giving young men and women the chance to change their communities, their own lives and those of their families. Service and Conservation Corps provide a wealth of valuable conservation, infrastructure improvement and human service projects. Some Corps tutor and some fight forest fires. Others complete a wide range of projects on public lands. Still others improve the quality of life in low-income communities by renovating deteriorated housing, engaging in environmental restoration, creating parks and gardens and staffing after-school programs.