CivicSpark - AmeriCorps Program

CivicSpark is a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local public agencies to address community resilience issues such as climate change, water resource management, housing, and mobility. CivicSpark is a program of the Local Government Commission in partnership with the State of California through the Office of Planning and Research, and CaliforniaVolunteers. Each year, CivicSpark recruits 90 Fellows to build local public agency capacity throughout the state for 11 months. During their service year, CivicSpark Fellows implement a needed sustainability and resilience project, while also building long-term capacity to ensure the work is sustained after their service year is completed. Local public agencies receive dedicated project support from enthusiastic emerging professionals who receive professional development and sector training. Local benefits include: - Direct support for specific resiliency project needs with defined outcomes. - Increased capacity for sustainable communities and response community resilience needs. - A pipeline for future resiliency efforts. - Stronger State-local partnerships for information and expertise exchange. - A workforce with local expertise in climate change, energy, water, or social issues. - Access to affordable resources, resulting in increased capacity and hands-on training. - Increased volunteerism at the local level.