Mile High Youth Corps of Colorado Springs

What We Do

We provide employment, education and training to local young adults through environmental stewardship projects. Corpsmembers build and maintain trails, perform wildfire mitigation and much more. Conservation is the focus of the work, but our ultimate goal is for corpsmembers to complete the program with stronger résumés, financial independence, and a head start on their futures.

Why We’re Great!

Our corpsmembers receive a weekly stipend and are awarded an Americorps Education Award scholarship upon completion of their term. In the meantime, they gain skills, job experience and an environmental education. The work is physically demanding, yet personally and professionally rewarding.  With the Colorado youth unemployment rate at 18.1 percent, the need for our services continues to grow.  In 2011, 93 percent of corpsmembers were enrolled in school or placed in jobs within 3 months of leaving the Corps.

Volunteer/Other Needs

• Advisory Board members
• Chainsaw maintenance volunteer
• Used four-wheel-drive vehicle (Subaru or similar)
• Chainsaws
• Axes
• Sleeping bags and pads
• Tents
• Head lamps
• Camp chairs
• Backpacks
• Camp stoves