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The Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) is a coalition of 10 conservation corps that engage youth and young adults in land, water, and energy conservation projects while promoting education, work and life skills in their participants. Youth corps are committed to providing youth and young adults with a life changing experience. Quick FactsThere are ten youth corps in the CYCA network serving over 1,200 young people annually. Since 1997, the corps coalition has doubled the number of members and serves almost six times as many youth and young adults. CYCA manages the |
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CYCA Seeks AmeriCorps VISTA LeaderSend resume, cover letter, and three references to: Mara McGuin, Program Manager- mmcguin@cyca.org Application Deadline is Rolling. Please Apply ASAP CYCA Seeks Associate DirectorApplications due June 26, 2009 - 4 PM MST |
Be a VISTA in ColoradoCYCA's "Good Works For Youth" Program seeks VISTAs for nonprofit host sites throughout Colorado. For more information about becoming a VISTA or a Host Site, contact Mara McGuin, CYCA Program Manager -303-863-8304 or mmcguin@cyca.org Southwest Conservation Corps Hosts Lt. Governor on her statewide tour to reconnect kids with the outdoors.Western Colorado Conservation Corps To Hire Youth With Bureau of Land Management Recovery Act FundingSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Announces $305 Million to Bureau of Land Management for more Recovery Projects. At least $100 million is going towards projects that create jobs while restoring and protecting important landscapes and habitats, including $260,000 to hire youth on the Western Slope in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area located just outside of Grand Junction, CO. National Service Expansion Bill To Benefit Colorado and Conservation CorpsPresident Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law on Tuesday, April 21st 2009. The Serve America Act represents the most sweeping overhaul and expansion of national service programs in 16 years. The bill passed both the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support. The Act will put AmeriCorps on a growth path from 75,000 to 250,000 volunteers over five years as well as create a Clean Energy Service Corps that will improve energy efficiency and prepare disadvantaged young people for careers in the green economy. This important legislation will allow youth corps across Colorado to follow with national trends in tripling the rate of national service members. Corps are an important driver of youth employment and operate the largest national service programs in the state. |
Youth Corps Get $200,000 Grant to Provide Green Jobs Education, Training and EmploymentThe Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) has received a $200,000 grant to support a Green Collar Jobs Initiative that will address the education and employment needs of 65 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)-eligible youth and an additional 120 low-income young adults and will help to mitigate the life challenges they face from having grown up in poverty. The grant will provide a recruiter/case manager at six youth conservation corps to enroll TANF-eligible youth and young adults. Corps participating in this project serve six regions (northwest, southwest, Denver-metro, southern Front Range, Western Slope, and the San Luis Valley) that account for 86% of the state’s population. Corps will provide these participants with education, training, scholarships, and employment in the green workforce sector. Corps will also provide intensive supportive services such as career coaching, job-readiness training, and life skills training. |
Youth Corps Ready To Employ Young People From US Forest Service Recovery Funding
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state’s largest AmeriCorps Education Awards program, and since 1999 has awarded more than $1,400,000 in AmeriCorps Education Awards to 1,280 young adults.
