Recognition and Budget Cuts
The CCC has received praise from the United Nations Environment Programme, earning the international organization's medal for leadership in engaging youth in environmental projects. The corps has also received awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. On a visit to Sacramento on October 4, 1988, President George H. W. Bush suggested that the CCC should be duplicated in other states.
In 1983 the CCC was profiled in Smithsonian Magazine with a multipage article and pictorial detailing the successes and daily life of corps members.
Despite high praise from federal and international institutions, since 1992, the California Department of Finance has continuously allotted less funding to the CCC, forcing the closure of numerous residential centers throughout the state.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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