San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps
San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (SGVCC) mission is to: 1) transform the lives of youth (16-25), 2) the conservation, preservation, and improvement of urban green spaces. We offer case management, individual development planning and health care. Corps members develop stronger connections to each other, their communities and the environment.
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PLAY ·2025 Grants ChallengeRooted in Resilience
The FARM at SGVCC is a youth-led urban agriculture and workforce program located in Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in the San Gabriel Valley. Through partnership with LA County under a long-term lease, we train youth in sustainable farming, green infrastructure, and skilled trades like carpentry, irrigation, and landscaping. This grant will support the launch of a pilot donation-based farmers market, where youth will gain real-world experience growing food, activating public space, practicing entrepreneurship, and building community resilience.
CREATE ·2023 Grants ChallengeConservation Corps Youth Enterprise
San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps will utilize the $75,000 LA 2050 grant funds to support youth economic advancement through paid training and employment. Our youth work improves park access, trail health, habitat restoration and tends urban farms in San Gabriel Valley. Our youth-driven social enterprise project will expand our work providing paid employment and training for underserved and marginalized youth, particularly system-involved youth. We have several social enterprise efforts currently including an urban farm of 6 acres.