2010 Pending Veterans for Peace Resolution # 20 Civilian Conservation Corps Program Support   Whereas, an updated Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) would be seen as an alternative to military service for single young adults, and   Whereas, those who enroll would receive competent work supervision with superior safety training and a living wage. They would be provided after work with free classroom education that would enable them to enter the private and public sector with confidence, and   Whereas, the reactivated CCC could provide able manpower at the scene of man-made and natural disasters across America. They could render assistance to the American Red Cross to aid victims help in the clean-up and rebuilding of infrastructure and repair damage to the environment, and   Whereas, the updated CCC program would be under direct government control and not under any private contractor. Any government agency or private agency receiving federal funding for similar work would be dissolved and absorbed into the newly formed CCC agency to prevent overlap and fraud, and   Whereas, the reactivated CCC would give veterans preference for leadership and supervisory positions within the agency and help alleviate the high unemployment among young adults, especially veterans, and   Whereas, this popular program has potential to save the planet with imagination as public works programs to bring about short term job training, and   Whereas, there is legislation that is now in the House Education and Labor Committee - HR 4318 titled the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - To authorize the President to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes, and   Whereas, the organization “We Can Take It” has been formed by VFP members and their supporters, who’s main goal is to support the reactivation of the CCC, and   Therefore Be It Resolved that Veterans For Peace reaffirms earlier action that calls upon the President and Congress to reactivate and update the template of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a popular program of the administration of President F.D. Roosevelt.   Be It Further Resolved that Veterans For Peace supports the work of the non-profit “We Can Take It” group as a VFP Committee project to promote and create an alternative peacetime army/navy and give us the potential to help our young adults and returning war veterans with providing real green job training and help build their creativity to become prepared for society and be our future citizens and leaders.   Be It Further Resolved that VFP support of WCTI will not involve any VFP staff time or VFP financial support   Be It Further Resolved that it is understood that VFP urges its membership and Chapters to support, and work on the WTCI project.   Submitted by Jay Alexander (Chapter 119)

Resolution passed at the 2007 VETERANS FOR PEACE Convention   RESOLUTION  # 1 REACTIVATION OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS   PROPOSED BY: Jay Alexander of Tampa Bay VFP Chapter 119   Approved by the Board 8/16/07 Approved by the Annual Meeting 8/18/07   WHEREAS an updated CCC would be seen as an alternative to military service for single young adults; and   WHEREAS those who enroll would receive competent work supervision with superior safety training and a living wage. They would be provided after work with free classroom education that would enable them to enter the private and public sector with confidence; and   WHEREAS the reactivated CCC could provide able manpower at the scene of man-made and natural disasters across America. They could render assistance to the American Red Cross to aid victims help in the clean-up and rebuilding of infrastructure and repair damage to the environment; and   WHEREAS the updated CCC program would be under direct government control and not under any private contractor. Any government agency or private agency receiving federal funding for similar work would be dissolved and absorbed into the newly formed CCC agency to prevent overlap and fraud; and   WHEREAS the reactivated CCC would give veterans preference for leadership and supervisory positions within the agency and help alleviate the high unemployment among young adults; and   WHEREAS this popular program has potential to save the planet with imagination as public works programs to bring about short term job training; therefore   BE IT RESOLVED that Veterans For Peace calls upon the President and Congress to reactivate and update the template of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a popular program of the administration of President F.D. Roosevelt.