The Y sends a huge "Thank you!" out to all our wonderful Crew
Members from our YCC 2012 summer program - we appreciate each of you
for your dedication, enthusiasm, energy and vision.
Please read the New Mexico YCC's Anual Report for 2012. (Our crew is on the cover!)
With the Youth Conservation Corps, youth ages 14-25 have an opportunity to become a member or leader of a quality work crew that participates in service-work according to the goals and values of the YCC. Working together, YCC members contribute to the quality of life for all New Mexicans, striving for healthy natural resources and lasting community benefits.
Through hands-on training, education and learning opportunities, crew members develop transferable work skills, and receive coaching on how to apply learned skills in future education or work settings.
Our past summer projects and trainings have included include riparian restoration, trail construction and maintenance, fire ecology data collection and application to watershed management projects, training in firefighter and trail-building tool use and care, erosion control, bridge building and installation, native plant and animal identification, and other locally relevant ecology concepts.
The state of New Mexico's Youth Conservation Corps awarded The Family YMCA significant grants in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 ($121K, $149K and $123K) to employ 20 youth full-time each summer from Los Alamos and Espanola.
Eligibility requirements for Youth Conservation Corps members:
Enrollment in the program shall be limited to individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are:
(1) unemployed;
(2) are New Mexico residents;
(3) are in-school or out-of-school youth;
(4) are between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age
Possible positions:
On-the-Job Trainer
Crew Leader (ages 21-25)
Crew Member (ages 14-25) (Note: 14 & 15 year olds must provide a work permit available from the
Department of Labor or schools)
Timeline:
Great news: We have recieved a $149,000 grant to fund our program for the summer of 2013 - with projects ranging from trails on County land to Santa Fe National Forest restoration work. Check this site in January for application documents.
Visit the official New Mexico YCC webpage for more information on other YCC programs in New Mexico.
Please read the New Mexico YCC's Anual Report for 2012. (Our crew is on the cover!)
With the Youth Conservation Corps, youth ages 14-25 have an opportunity to become a member or leader of a quality work crew that participates in service-work according to the goals and values of the YCC. Working together, YCC members contribute to the quality of life for all New Mexicans, striving for healthy natural resources and lasting community benefits.
Through hands-on training, education and learning opportunities, crew members develop transferable work skills, and receive coaching on how to apply learned skills in future education or work settings.
Our past summer projects and trainings have included include riparian restoration, trail construction and maintenance, fire ecology data collection and application to watershed management projects, training in firefighter and trail-building tool use and care, erosion control, bridge building and installation, native plant and animal identification, and other locally relevant ecology concepts.
The state of New Mexico's Youth Conservation Corps awarded The Family YMCA significant grants in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 ($121K, $149K and $123K) to employ 20 youth full-time each summer from Los Alamos and Espanola.
Eligibility requirements for Youth Conservation Corps members:
Enrollment in the program shall be limited to individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are:
(1) unemployed;
(2) are New Mexico residents;
(3) are in-school or out-of-school youth;
(4) are between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age
Possible positions:
On-the-Job Trainer
Crew Leader (ages 21-25)
Crew Member (ages 14-25) (Note: 14 & 15 year olds must provide a work permit available from the
Department of Labor or schools)
Timeline:
Great news: We have recieved a $149,000 grant to fund our program for the summer of 2013 - with projects ranging from trails on County land to Santa Fe National Forest restoration work. Check this site in January for application documents.
Visit the official New Mexico YCC webpage for more information on other YCC programs in New Mexico.
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Job Descriptions/Application for YCC Summer Seasonal Openings:
