Colorado Youth Corps Association

Programs: Corps support and project management:1) supported statewide youth corps participation of 1,597 youth at 8 independently operating youth conservation corps;2) provided land managers with 206 weeks of work throughout the state;3) coordinated $ 1,366,146 in statewide fee-for-service contracts with public lands managers4) renewed americorps grant, youth and veterans for colorado education awards program, for program year 2016 starting 1/1/2017: expenses $1,065,383 (of which $6,036 was 2016 a/p) against grant income of $1,092,094 (of which $32,747 was 2016 a/p) a)in 2017, corporation for national & community service (cncs) provided americorps education awards for 300 young people and military veterans: ft (1700 hrs) to 10 members at $5775. 00 pt (900 hrs) to 10 members at $2887. 50 rpt (675 hrs) to 23 members at $2199. 92 qt (450 hrs) to 174 members at $1527. 45 mt (300 hrs) to 81 members at $1221. 96 for a total of $517,793. 06 b)in 2017, under this same program, cyca provided financial support for americorps program costs per-member through 5 participating youth corps: larimer county conservation corps - 16 members totaling $41,851. 82 mile high youth corps (2 locations, denver and southern front range) - 167 members for a total of $574,596. 88 rocky mountain youth corps - 105 members totaling $296,652. 84 weld county youth conservation corps - 14 members totaling $52,689. 99 western colorado conservation corps 33 members totaling $82,850. 64 for a total of $1,050,810. 495) in cooperation with bureau of land management, enrolled 50 interns, who completed 28,497 hours of work directed by public land managers with the goal of providing opportunities for careers in natural resources management. Another 5,712 hours of direct labor were served by interns still working at the end of 2017. Of these interns, 34 were ethnically diverse or considered non-traditional candidates.

technical assistance:expenses of $37,250 in staff time plus travel costs of $1,884 related to supporting corps trainings and best practices, with income from corps dues of $40,300; and expenses of $16,922 including caee and cyca staff time, related to hosting trainings in careers in natural resources outreach, with income from allocations of $21,942 from blm and us forest service. 1)convened corps directors, program managers, project partners and other stakeholders for cyca-facilitated meetings, supported by grant funding, to share best practices, lessons learned, and potential collaboration and partnerships next season. 2)partnered with colorado alliance for environmental education to promote careers in natural resources initiative, supported by grant funding, to improve coordination between natural resources agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit partners with the goal of building more pathways to natural resources careers.