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Presenters and community groups urge funding and staffing for Austin Civilian Conservation Corps pathway
Summary
Program partners and participants told the Joint Sustainability Committee that the Austin Civilian Conservation Corps (ACCC) and its partners provide work, training and conservation services but face budget shortfalls that threaten ongoing operations.
Speakers representing the Austin Civilian Conservation Corps (ACCC) and partner organizations told the Joint Sustainability Committee that the ACCC pathway supports workforce development and environmental stewardship but faces funding and staffing shortfalls.
Chase Wright, president and executive director of the Hungry Hill Foundation, described his group's workforce training and homelessness‑exit services and said Hungry Hill has partnered with ACCC for more than two years. "We initially started out in the pilot process until we received measurements of success," Wright said, adding that his organization had a city career‑development contract worth about $720,000 over five years and that annual funding for year two was roughly $144,000. He said the contract language included…
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