Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz joins Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commissioner and leadership from the Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Development Board and Erie 1 BOCES to celebrate the first ten graduates of the new Erie Corps initiative.
Proposed by Poloncarz in his 2024 State of the County address, Erie Corps is a project similar in spirit to the Civilian Conservation Corps created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal and will create seasonal jobs for 18- to 22-year-old county residents living at less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
The new Corps members receive training that could lead to a career in environmental and conservation efforts. They will work on various projects throughout the Parks system, implementing both the Parks Master Plan and the recently announced Erie County Community Climate Action Plan.
