Happy Thanksgiving from MHYC!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Mile High Youth Corps. Check out the photos below to see how we shared what we were thankful for at our Annual Staff and Corpsmember Thanksgiving Potluck!

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Giving Thanks at MHYC

Hope everyone had a tremendous Thanksgiving break and got the opportunity to eat lots of food and rest! A tradition at MHYC is to have an organization wide potluck the day before Thanksgiving and this year we had a feast! CMs and staff piled turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, salad and desserts galore onto their plates and sat down for an early Turkey Day meal.

We asked CMs what they were most thankful for and here were some of their answers:
“Thankful for a job!”
“For paid vacations”
“For my Twitter Followers”
“I am thankful for my FRAMILY… my friends that have become my family”
Here were a couple of visual thanks:

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO BROUGHT A DELICIOUS TREAT TO OUR THANKSGIVING FEAST! Happy belated Thanksgiving

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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 are most grateful for, these words are inspiration to us and keep us motivated to do our best everyday. Please read the email below.

A Heartfelt Thank You to the Mile High Youth Corps Staff

Although I’m thankful for each of you every day, I wanted to take a moment to thank you a bit more directly during this season of gratitude and thanks.

When I first read about Mile High Youth Corps, I got goose bumps. I couldn’t believe that someone had created a program for young adults like my own son. Work skills and a basic education – while getting paid? It was a dream come true!

In reality, your program has exceeded all my expectations. Not only are you preparing these young people for their GED and a huge variety of job skills, you’re taking them through the life skills, relationship building and money management skills that they either weren’t taught or refused to learn the first time around.

You get these kids. You understand their past, guide them into a positive, active present, and help them see the possibilities for the future. You’re tough. Understanding. Street smart. Compassionate. Aware. Respectful. Strong.

Thank you for giving each of these young people yet another chance to take hold, to make smarter, more positive decisions about their direction in life. Although it’s still an uphill battle, I see in my son wonderful glimpses of a happy, confident young man who will be ready to tackle the world in just a few months. And I know that he is only one story. I can only imagine the incredible successes you have helped create since the inception of this phenomenal program.

I can see your influence in these young people as they walk toward the classroom or job site. You can tell a Mile High Youth Corps team member, as they stand a little taller, walk a bit more confidently and purposefully, and have a ready smile. It’s obvious they are proud to be part of such an elite team.

So if you’re having a challenging day, wondering if you’re making a difference, know that you absolutely are critically important to each of these young people. And, as I often remind myself, you’re most important when they show it the least.

I sincerely thank each and every one of you for the work you do to help these young people to get back on track, to learn the job and life skills they need to be whole, confident, contributing, healthy human beings. Just think about the ripples of goodness that come from each of these corps members as they get on their feet and enhance the lives of those around them. Simply put: You’re the best!

Your greatest fan,

Kate F.

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Happy Thanksgiving from Mile High Youth Corps

From Corpsmembers to Staff, we at Mile High Youth Corps are thankful. Here are some of the reasons:

• Good health, with all the health epidemics in the world right now, I realize this more than ever.
• Live music and air hockey.
• Hard work and utilitarianism.
• Co-workers!
• For the chance to work at MHYC. I am thankful to all and most importantly, my God and family.
• The chance to meet and work with such great people everyday.
• For waking up today.
• My crew and friends at MHYC.
• The laughter of children, music and reese’s peanut butter cups.
• The humor and laughter of the people around me.
• La Familia.
• My health, I don’t take it for granted!
• For my family and that I have a job to help support them.
• For my family and all the crewleaders at MHYC.
• Laughter and loved ones.
• For all that I’ve acquired at MHYC.
• My hilarious Energy Corpsmembers.
• Turkey!
• A place to stay, good health, a healthy baby and good friends.
• My family and the support they provide for me. The family that isn’t necessarily blood related but the people I meet in life that make such an impact as they force themselves forever into my unconventional idea of family.
• Words, expression, uplifting thoughts that wash away depression, sunshine, friends and family, life and living it everyday even when it SEEMS like it sucks, my car, my homes, my dog, rocks, poi, art and my creative skill, my skill with writing, my job, music (making and listening), concerts, shows, raves, festivals, mountains, hiking, camping, fishing, sleeping, dreaming, eating, animals and plants, to have the best friends I could possibly hope for grow up with me on my street and continue to be in my life, movies, books, philosophy, sociology, psychology……
• The health of myself and my family.
• Sunshine, work, water, mom and dad, best friend, warmth, food, music, the library, nice people, mountains, art, health.
• Having supportive people around me and for being alive.
• Sticky notes, brown markers and irony.
• Mile High Youth Corps!

Happy Thanksgiving from Mile High Youth Corps!

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