How well do you know our dirty boots?

Every youth who comes to work at Mile High Youth Corps is required to wear steel-toed work boots everyday. Well-worn work boots become a source of pride for many of the Corpsmembers, youth participants, at MHYC; they are a sign of having made a positive contribution to our community and environment. Test your knowledge of [...]

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The Corps Tools

As part of our Dirty Boots Campaign, we wanted to highlight the tools of the trade here at Mile High Youth Corps. You can make a difference in the lives of young adults throughout Denver and the Southern Front Range this month by participating in Colorado Gives Day by making a donation to MHYC so [...]

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In the Summer Sunshine

The weather in Denver is becoming more and more unpredictable. With September ending and October gaining speed, I expect to see leaves changing, feel cool breezes coming through and sense a crispness in the air. These are the things I have come to expect from my fall growing up on the East Coast, but I [...]

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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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RidgeRunners: A collection of thoughts and photos

The summer is over and the RidgeRunners have finished up their last project. Their projects this summer have varied greatly and so have the project locations. They planted trees in Brighton, mitigated weeds and removed invasive Russian Olives in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, and honed their trail and fence [...]

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A Nation of Youth

There we were: a mass of twenty something’s, all under a big white tent, our sights on the beach and the weekend ahead of us. As a delegate through MHYC, as well as an ambassador for ASPEN, my outdoor education capstone project, I didn’t quite know what to expect at the Outdoor Nation Youth Summit. [...]

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YouthBuild Gives Public Housing a Makeover

Public housing…try to think for a moment of what that looks like to you. Over the past several decades, public housing projects have been notorious for their substandard quality of life. Images may be conjured upon hearing that word of less-than-desirable homes, in the worst part of town, with little concern for the happiness and [...]

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National Youth Service Day

Did you see all those green shirts around Denver on Friday? MHYC joined the millions of other youth across the country, that participated in service projects in honor of National Youth Service Day! The MHYC Corpsmembers took a break from changing toilets and energy audits and picked up some rakes and shovels to help some [...]

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Meet Kara Silbernagel

If you haven’t made your way to EMCC yet, let me introduce you to Kara Silbernagel! She is part of the group of staff at Mile High Youth Corps that works at our East Colfax location. Below you will find her answers to some questions about her favorite things to do in Colorado, MHYC and [...]

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Mile High Youth Corps Hosts Visitors from South Africa

Last week at Mile High Youth Corps we had some very exciting visitors. We were fortunate enough to meet four individuals from South Africa who are focused on developing youth in their country. As part of the International Visitor Leadership Program these individuals sat down at our headquarters office and listened in about how we [...]

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