NYC YouthCorps programs combine education, job skill training with outdoor adventure for ages 14 to 19. Under staff supervision, youth crew members work on conservation, reforestation, and recreation projects, and learn valuable lessons of teamwork and responsibility. Crews camp in the field for several weeks, traveling from project to project. Youth gain a sense of pride that comes with hard work and a job well done. Through education, youth learn to respect and protect the environment in which they live.

Northwest Youth Corps offers Backcountry Leadership and Leadership Development programs for returning corpsmembers desiring new challenges. Crewmembers are encouraged to discover and master different leadership techniques while developing a leadership style that is effective for them.

To apply for a program, please read the description of the program (links below), check the schedule to make sure that you are free for the entire period of the program, and then complete the application and the additional paperwork (either online or print it off and mail/fax it to Northwest Youth Corps).  A minimum of $25 towards the program fee must be received in order to begin to process your application; this may be paid online (follow the instructions after submitting the application), called in with a credit card, or mailed to NYC.

Session Information

At Northwest Youth Corps, you will earn a non-taxable 'education stipend' for your work. Your base stipend:

• Four-week program (TNT):      $675
• Five-week programs:              $1125
• Six-week programs:                $1400

In addition to your base stipend, you will have the opportunity to earn bonuses (also part of the non-taxable education stipend) for safety, dependability, and completing the program. Bonuses are paid upon completion of the program session.

• Completion Bonus: $20/week for finishing the session
• Dependability Bonus: $20/week for completing all the hours scheduled for your crew
• Safety Bonus: $10/week for a perfect safety record at the end of the session

Food costs ($55/week) will be deducted from your stipend.

Participants leaving the program session will receive a prorated portion of this stipend, calculated to the nearest full day of work, but will forfeit all bonuses.

NYC participants are required to provide their own transportation to and from their orientation and graduation for their specific program.  In the event that a participant chooses to leave prior to completion, is asked to leave or is unable to complete the program for any reason, they are still required to provide and fund their transportation home. In the event circumstances require NYC to provide and/or pay for a participant’s transportation home for any reason, the participant and his/her family agree to reimburse NYC, upon demand, for all expenses it incurs.

Project Sponsors and Donors

YouthCorps operates in partnership with various project sponsors including the USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Parks and Recreation, Oregon Department of Forestry, county parks departments, and other project sponsors. YouthCorps is also made possible with Title II and III funding from Curry, County from the Secure Rural Schools Act of 2000.

Youth Corps is also made possible through funding from the Reed and Carolee Walker Fund of The Oregon Community, the National Forest Foundation, Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, and Oregon Youth Conservation Corps. Our thanks to The Corps Network, Ford Family Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, and McKay Family Foundation in support of NYC’s Corps Response program. We are also grateful to the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Collins Foundation, Trustees of the Braemar Charitable Trust / Trust Management Services, LLC, Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, Umpqua Bank, and the Woolley family for their support of NYC’s TravelSafe initiative.

Thank You 2008 Sponsor-A-Crew Donors

Our thanks to those individuals and businesses that support NYC’s Sponsor-A-Crew program. Your annual gift increases opportunities for over one thousand young people to build the skills they need to face life’s challenges and achieve their potential: Campbell Wallace Foundation, Doug and Darlene Daggett, Harry A. Merlo Foundation, Hyland Construction, Jane and B.J. Kammerzelt, Arthur Pope, Hope Hughes Pressman, The Roberts Foundation, Samuel T. and Mary K. Naito Foundation, Karen and Allan Sieradski, Siuslaw Financial Group, Michael and Linna Straub, Duane Thompson, and The Wyss Foundation.