YouthBuild Graduation

The end of the term for our YouthBuild Corpsmembers is finally here. Last Friday, this year’s YouthBuild program concluded its nine-month cycle with a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2012. The MHYC family is incredibly proud of our YouthBuild Corpsmembers. This term, 22 Corpsmembers have earned their GEDs, 2 earned high school diplomas, 20 [...]

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Looking for a Paid, Unique Leadership Experience? Become an ACLC!

Mile High Youth Corps is full of diverse job opportunities in order for it to run smoothly as a growing nonprofit. MHYC requires folks who can work in management, finance, program development, employee recruitment, marketing, direct conservation service and more. One program exists to blend the direct service with the operations of a nonprofit: the [...]

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MHYC: Living on a Budget

Last month our VISTA in Colorado Springs, Kate, gave some great tips on how to live within her AmeriCorps VISTA budget. This month, we’ve asked a Corpsmember and Assistant Energy Crew Leader, Robin, to give some insight on living on a Corpsmember budget. Here’s what Robin had say: “Living on a budget is tough, but [...]

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From Peace Corps to AmeriCorps: A Journey of Service

After saying goodbye to my new family in Macedonia and receiving my certificate for completing my 27-month term of Peace Corps service in Macedonia, I felt relieved, proud and anxious for what was to come upon my arrival back in America. I had my resume, cover letter, and references all ready to go out and [...]

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AmeriCorps Week Service Projects Benefit Veterans

Each year during AmeriCorps Week, Americorps recognizes the commitment of members and alums by highlighting the extraordinary impact AmeriCorps makes across our nation every day. This year, AmeriCorps Week took place from Saturday, March 10 through Sunday, March 18, 2012. The theme this year, AmeriCorps Works, communicated the value and effectiveness of AmeriCorps while providing [...]

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AmeriCorps Works Here!

Here at Mile High Youth Corps, we live and breathe “corps culture”.  For those who never served with an AmeriCorps program, it can be a bit overwhelming to join our team and start learning the AmeriCorps vocabulary.  And, sometimes those of us who are AmeriCorps Alums forget that “ed award”, “stipend”, “N triple C”, and [...]

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AmeriCorps: Living on a Budget

Living on a Budget: VISTA Style By Kate Prestine (MHYC Colorado Springs) With signing up for AmeriCorps comes the understanding that not much of a salary will follow, no matter what program you choose. In the AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program, the one I’m a part of, the point isn’t to make [...]

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Make A Difference Day: Denver

Make A Difference Day is held on the fourth Saturday in October every year and encourages the nation to come together for one day and participate in service projects that will directly affect their community in a positive manner. Projects were completed all over the country that truly made a difference in their community! Mile [...]

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New Colorado Springs VISTA

Hi! I’m Kate Prestine, the new VISTA at our Colorado Springs field office. I’ll be doing marketing and outreach for MHYC down here. I’ve got about a month and a half under my belt and so far, so good! A little about me: I’m originally from Southwestern Michigan, but call Indiana my home – spent [...]

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From the Roads of Life Brings the Class of 2012…

For most of this program there have been a lot of factors to bring this class together. Through The Life maps Activity, we shared our own personal experiences and discovered that we have a lot more in common then we knew. This shared experience helped us see and relate to what other team members have [...]

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