全美最大州级服务团再扩容：加州服务团新一届逾万名成员宣誓 累计参与者破5万
Sacramento——加州州长加文·纽森10月7日与第一伴侣詹妮弗·西贝尔·纽森、州长服务与社区参与办公室（GO-Serve）主任乔什·弗雷迪，为2026—27届逾10,000名加州服务团成员主持宣誓入团。自纽森2019年创立该项目以来，累计已有超过50,000名加州人参与服务，总服务时长近2,600万小时，规模超过联邦和平队，是全美最大的州级服务项目。
新一届成员将在全州各社区带薪服务，工作内容包括灾害备灾与灾后恢复——州政府已指示加州志愿者组织做好动员准备，以应对今冬可能创纪录的强厄尔尼诺——以及抗击饥饿、辅导中小学生和气候行动等。成员在服务中获取报酬的同时，积累可通往大学和职业的实践经验。
服务团旗下有三大项目：「大学团」（College Corps）与全州高校合作，学生完成450小时社区服务可获得最高10,000美元教育资助，符合条件的AB 540梦想生也可参加；「加州气候行动团」是全美首个州级气候服务团，成员在公共机构、非营利组织、部落社区和学校从事野火韧性、城市绿化、食物回收等工作；「青年服务团」则与城市和社区组织合作，为面临就业障碍的青年提供带薪服务和职业发展机会。
州政府同日启动「加州服务团校友网络」，为历届5万多名成员提供就业与职业发展支持。据州府统计，2018—19年度至2024—25年度，服务团成员辅导或指导学生超过60.8万人次，分发食物超过3.13亿磅，为超过31.8万人提供灾害备灾、响应或恢复服务。纽森表示，服务能把人们凝聚起来、赋予人目标感，加州正带头让年轻人重新投入社区服务。
California Service Corps Swears In Over 10,000 New Members, Passing 50,000 Participants Since 2019
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom, joined by First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and GO-Serve Director Josh Fryday, on October 7 swore in more than 10,000 members of the 2026-27 California Service Corps across the state. Since Newsom established the program in 2019, more than 50,000 Californians have participated, serving nearly 26 million hours — making it the largest state service program in the nation, bigger than the federal Peace Corps.
The new members will serve in communities statewide in paid roles covering disaster preparedness and recovery — California Volunteers has been directed to prepare to mobilize members ahead of a potentially record-strong El Niño this winter — along with fighting hunger, tutoring and mentoring students, and climate action, earning money while gaining experience that can lead to college and careers.
The Service Corps operates three flagship programs. College Corps partners with colleges and universities so students can earn up to $10,000 toward their education by completing 450 hours of community service, with eligible AB 540 Dreamers able to participate. The California Climate Action Corps, the nation's first state-level climate service corps, places fellows with public agencies, nonprofits, tribal communities and schools on wildfire resilience, urban greening and food recovery. The Youth Service Corps works with cities and community organizations to create paid service and career pathways for young people facing barriers to employment.
The state also launched the California Service Corps Alumni Network to support employment pathways for the more than 50,000 alumni. From 2018-19 through 2024-25, Service Corps members tutored or mentored more than 608,000 students, distributed more than 313 million pounds of food, and provided disaster preparedness, response or recovery services to more than 318,000 people, according to the Governor's Office.
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图片来源：图：加州服务团新一届成员宣誓仪式（10月7日）。来源：加州州长办公室（gov.ca.gov），政府官方发布 / California Service Corps swearing-in ceremony. Office of the Governor of California (gov.ca.gov).
