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For a decade, Community Engineering Corps (CECorps) has utilized the collective technical expertise, volunteer networks, and resources of our founding partners ASCE, AWWA, and EWB-USA—powerhouses in the infrastructure and development sectors. We recognize that there are many engineers who feel called to use their time and expertise to support those in need! CECorps connects volunteers to meaningful opportunities to grow their skill set and network while addressing infrastructure inequities in underserved communities. We can help you find fulfilling ways to engineer local impact.

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Community Engineering Corps volunteers provide pro-bono engineering services that may include consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning and design of engineering works and systems, engineering studies and the review of construction for the purpose of assuring substantial compliance with drawings and specifications.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Community Engineering Corps has individual and team opportunities for interested volunteers. Review the current list and submit an application for opportunities that interest you.

Ellsworth, ME - Transportation

Hancock County, ME

Hancock County, ME | Water Wastewater Structures Committees/Events Civil Works

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The small city of Ellsworth, Maine is experiencing growth beyond its intended capacity. As a small rural community with some larger urban challenges, Ellsworth struggles to keep up with the demands of providing safe and accessible transportation infrastructure. The High Street corridor is a roughly 2.25 mile commercial strip surrounded by residential and mixed-use neighborhoods. The traffic load for the High Street corridor is immense for a small rural community. The area also frequently floods and has a major negative environmental impact on Card Brook, which receives drainage from High Street. The City recently updated its Business Attraction Plan and recommended a High Street Master Plan to examine the unsafe pedestrian environment, traffic congestion, and flooding.

Bates County, MO - Wastewater

Bates County, MO

Bates County, MO | Water Wastewater Structures Committees/Events Civil Works

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A rural, under-resourced community serving a population of 330 people has a centralized wastewater treatment plant that was built in 1992 and has been issued an order of non-compliance from the MO Department of Natural Resources for exceeding the E.coli MCL.

The community is seeking to understand what E.coli treatment alternatives are viable and can be added to their existing wastewater treatment facility to bring the system into compliance with MO DNR.

New Haven County, CT - Civil

New Haven County, CT

New Haven County, CT | Water Wastewater Structures Committees/Events Civil Works

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A church in New Haven, CT, is looking to refurbish several buildings into a community center and affordable housing units for low-income households. The church owns 4 parcels totaling 2.28 acres. This project will focus on one of these parcels, which has been identified as the highest priority.

The community has expressed that New Haven is experiencing significant challenges with housing related to a shortage of rentable properties, paired with rising rents and wages that are failing to keep up. There is also a lack of community services. By developing spaces for community engagement, as well as affordable living locations, this will help low-income individuals and families find housing and resources.