Transforming lives and communities through service, personal development, and education statewide.
The Colorado Youth Corps Association aspires to be the leader in conservation and service and empowers corps to change lives statewide.
We engage corps members and the community through focused attention to our core values:
- Transformation – The power of the corps experience makes positive, significant, and enduring changes to the lives of youth and young adults
- Collaboration – We are better, stronger, and more impactful when we work together
- Impact – Every action seeks to maximize positive impact
- Service – We are dedicated to serving member corps and our partners
- Stewardship – Every place in Colorado is special, and therefore local knowledge and relationships are necessary for enduring stewardship
- 1,572 Members serving in corps
- 26% Members without prior work experience
- 168 miles of trail built or maintained
- 1,850 Colorado residents received energy and water-savings measures
- 1,000 acres of land treated for urgent risk of wildland fire
Get Involved with CYCA
Join a Corps
Looking to join a crew of dedicated, enthusiastic environmental stewards and get on-the-job training in the green economy? Join a Corps.
Hire a Corps
Do you need to mobilize a team of skilled, dedicated, committed, environmental workers to help bring your next project to fruition? Hire a Corps.
Donate
Want to support the green economy by contributing to the growth and development of skilled environmental stewards? Support the cause.
Featured Corps Member
Linlee Morrison – BCYC Corpsmember of the Year
It is with great pride that the Boulder County Youth Corps recognizes Linlee Morrison as the 2018 Corpsmember of the Year. Linlee is an 18-year old Longmont resident who is studying electrical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Linlee began this season, her third with the corps, as a corpsmember. Mid-season when…
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Feet of Elevated Trail Constructed
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Water Diversion Structures Constructed
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Rock Steps Installed