Civilian Conservation Corps

American  

noun

1. CCC.

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Example Sentences

To provide work for the unemployed, FDR formed the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration that mobilized nearly nine million people to build 8,000 parks, 75,000 bridges and 650,000 miles of roads.

From Salon

In 1937, he enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps, which got him out on his own: farmwork for room and board, clothing and a salary.

From Los Angeles Times

Pioneered by miners in 1891, and later developed by loggers and members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, this route was designated a National Scenic Byway in 1991.

From Seattle Times

Biden first announced that he planned to revive a version of FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps during his first days in office in 2021.

From Salon

“You’ll get paid to fight climate change, learning how to install those solar panels, fight wildfires, rebuild wetlands, weatherize homes and so much more,” Biden said at a press conference on Monday at Virginia’s Prince William Forest Park, originally built in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, a model for the Biden administration’s new program.

From Salon