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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MHYC Receives Award in DC

As you may have learned last week from Nancy Wilson’s blog post on the Post to Parks Project, MHYC was recognized recently for one of our summer land projects. The Corps Network invited MHYC CEO Kelly Causey to Washington, D.C. to receive the award. We asked Kelly to tell us about the experience. “Accepting a [...]

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What now?

Well, we are rounding up this term at Mile High Youth Corps. It is scary and exciting at the same time. Scary because I still do not have a job to go directly in to, and exciting because I know that now I can leave here better prepared for work and life in the future. [...]

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End of Energy Term

Sitting in the reception room at Canosa I remember waiting for my first interview to be a member on the energy crew. I waited anxiously, picking off nail polish and flipping through old National Geographics that someday would be turned into collages representing “who I am” or “leadership looks like this”. In other words, I [...]

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Meet an MHYC Field Coordinator

From the South… This season’s Field Coordinator was Ryan Shuck. Before leaving for the season he sat down to share with us a bit about what led him to MHYC and his experience. Ryan grew up in Colorado’s mountains and used the land’s resources. He recognized the necessity to protect these resources for future generations. [...]

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Poets of YouthBuild

What’s up? The name’s Hector, but people call me Mr. Garza and I am in this wonderful outreach group for people 18-24 called the Mile High Youth Corps’ YouthBuild. Now there are two things I would say that stick out about this program, and that is the people and the poetic side of these people, [...]

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AmeriCorps State Conference Highlights

Last month MHYC VISTAs and ACLCs attended the AmeriCorps State Conference in beautiful Estes Park. The full day and a half of workshops and fun evening activities gave AmeriCorps members a great chance to learn from one another and make new friends. Workshops included: Dealing with Service Stress Teambuilding Facilitation Living Green Working in a [...]

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A Heartfelt Thank You

All of MHYC gathered on Wednesday for a Thanksgiving Potluck to show our gratitude for each other and recognize all we have to be thankful for. This same day, we received an email from the mother of a Corpsmember who wanted to tell us thank you. These are the kinds of things we at MHYC [...]

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MHYC NOW HIRING

Come join MHYC’s Energy or Water Conservation Crews. The five month terms have multi-faceted approaches to connecting the community with water, energy and money saving services. We have a direct approach when visiting low-income clients in their homes and changing their light bulbs, showerheads, sink aerators and toilets to more efficient devices and we have [...]

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MHYC Graduation Around the Corner

On December 10th, 39 MHYC Corpsmembers will graduate, earning a combined $106,425 in AmeriCorps education awards and having contributed almost 38,500 hours of service to the Denver metro area. Meet four soon-to-be graduates and learn about their plans after graduation. Name: Corey Brown Age: 21 Corpsmember Position: Energy and Water Alumni Mentor Greatest Lesson Learned [...]

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