▁Instead ▁of ▁working ▁for ▁money , ▁they ▁worked ▁for ▁points ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁trad ed ▁for ▁services ▁of ▁other ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁organization . ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁ ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U X A ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁comm uting ▁to ▁semi - month ly ▁meet ings ▁during ▁breaks ▁from ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁California ▁instit uted ▁a ▁labor ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ease ▁un emp loyment ▁by ▁creating ▁labor ▁cam ps ▁pur posed ▁toward ▁impro ving ▁and ▁protect ing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁for ests ▁and ▁waters hed ▁areas . ▁Vol unte ers ▁received ▁food , ▁shelter ▁and ▁cl othing ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁their ▁services . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁created ▁the ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁( CC C ) ▁with ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 6 1 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁C CC ▁employed ▁men ▁ages ▁ 1 7 ▁through ▁ 2 8 ▁creating ▁infrastr ucture , ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Forest ▁Service ▁to ▁fight ▁fires ▁and ▁plant ▁trees , ▁and ▁creating ▁and ▁impro ving ▁par ks . ▁In ▁California , ▁three ▁million ▁young ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁C CC ▁spent ▁nine ▁years ▁impro ving ▁the ▁state ' s ▁environment ▁and ▁creating ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁park ▁system . ▁In ▁return , ▁they ▁received ▁$ 3 0 ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁an ▁education . ▁