Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc.

Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. is a non-profit organization and community development corporation registered in SAM.gov with its headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The organization is a tax-exempt corporate entity that focuses on environmental conservation, workforce development, and veteran support programs. Its mission appears to center on engaging community members, particularly veterans and students, in conservation efforts, skills training, and community service initiatives across southeastern Wisconsin.

The organization has received multiple federal grant awards from agencies including the EPA Region 5, Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3, and Veterans Employment and Training Service. These grants have supported diverse projects such as environmental clean-up efforts involving 5,000 students and teachers in counties like Racine, Kenosha, and Milwaukee, removing trash and debris from approximately 3,000 acres of beaches, harbors, and riparian corridors. The organization also runs specialized veteran workforce development programs, including a unique squad-based training approach that helps homeless veterans obtain industry-recognized credentials and employment in sectors like disaster relief, building trades, transportation, and agribusiness. Notable grant-funded programs include a veterans agricultural training initiative designed to place 60 military veterans into food sector employment over three years, and a homeless veterans reengagement program that aims to provide training, work experience, and career placement for 24 veterans per training cycle, with an expected 80% employment placement rate at an average wage of $12.98 per hour.