Colorado Youth Corps Association

THE COLORADO YOUTH CORPS ASSOCIATION SERVES ON BEHALF OF CONSERVATION CORPS THAT TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITITES THROUGH SERVICE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION STATEWIDE.

CORPS SUPPORT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT:1) SUPPORTED STATEWIDE YOUTH PARTICIPATION OF 1654 YOUTH AT 8 INDEPENDENTLY OPERATING YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS;2) PROVIDED LAND MANAGERS WITH 223 WEEKS OF WORK THROUGHOUT THE STATE;3) COORDINATED $2,894,187 IN STATEWIDE FEE-FOR-SERVICE CONTRACTSWITH PUBLIC LANDS MANAGERS,EXPENSES: $2,661,832 AGAINST CONTRACT PASS-THROUGH INCOME OF $2,661,832;4) RENEWED AMERICORPS GRANTS, YOUTH FOR COLORADO EDUCATION AWARDSPROGRAM FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2020 (PY2020) STARTING 1/1/2021: EXPENSES: $ 1,401,049 AGAINST GRANT PASS-THROUGH INCOME OF $1,433,847; INCOME AND EXPENSE BOTH INCLUDE A QUARTERLY COMMISSION OF 2.1% TO SERVE COLORADO, OF $33,686, WHICH INCLUDES WHICH INCLUDES PY2019 COMMISSION OF $7,984. PY2020 FINAL COMMISSION WAS BILLED IN JANUARY 2022. CYCA BILLED ADMIN FEE IN 2021: $122,237 FOR PY2019, AND $19,593 FOR PY2020 TOTALING $141,829. THE BALANCE OF PY2020 ADMIN FEE WAS BILLED IN JANUARY 2022. EXPENSE TOTAL INCLUDES $1631 BILLED IN JAN 2021 FOR DEC 2020 (PY2019) CORPS MEMBER HOURS. A) IN 2021, CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) PROVIDED AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS FOR 338 YOUNG PEOPLE: FT (1700 HRS) TO 8 MEMBERS AT $6195.00 EACH TQT (1200 HRS) TO 26 MEMBERS AT $4336.50 EACH PT (900 HRS) TO 43 MEMBERS AT $3097.50 EACH RPT (675 HRS) TO 41 MEMBERS AT $2360 EACH QT (450 HRS) TO 155 MEMBERS AT $1638.89 EACH MT (300 HRS) TO 65 MEMBERS AT $1311.11 EACHFOR A TOTAL OF $731,511.60- NOTES: IN 2022 WE BILLED FOR DEC 2021(PY 2020) INVOICES: MHYC $3848.14 AND WCYCC $227.80. 2021 AMERICORPS PASS-THRU INCOME ACCOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT 2022-EARNED AMOUNT. B) IN 2021, UNDER THIS SAME PROGRAM, CYCA PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMERICORPS PROGRAM COSTS-PER- MEMBER THROUGH 5 PARTICIPATING YOUTH CORPS: LARIMER COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS - 26 MEMBERS TOTALING $42,593.54 MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS (2 LOCATIONS, DENVER AND SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE) - 192 MEMBERS TOTALING $667,500.52 ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS - 140 MEMBERS TOTALING $515,009.42 WELD COUNTY YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS - 12 MEMBERS TOTALING $37,376.69 WESTERN COLORADO CONSERVATION CORPS - 24 MEMBERS TOTALING $105,392.48 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 394 MEMBERS TOTALING $1,367,872.655)IN COOPERATION WITH BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ENROLLED 55 INTERNS, WHO COMPLETED 30,972 HOURS OF WORK DIRECTED BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. OF THESE INTERNS, 8 WERE STILL WORKING AT THE END OF 2021. OF THESE INTERNS, 56% WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE OR CONSIDERED NON-TRADITIONAL CANDIDATES.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:EXPENSES OF $73,137 IN STAFF TIME PLUS TRAVEL COSTS OF $4099 RELATED TO SUPPORTING CORPS TRAININGS AND BEST PRACTICES, WITH INCOME FROM CORPS DUES AND PROGRAM SERVICE FEES OF $55,488; AND EXPENSES OF $17,818 INCLUDING CAEE AND CYCA STAFF TIME, RELATED TO HOSTING TRAININGS FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES INITIATIVE, WITH INCOME FROM GRANTS OF $37,220 FROM MARATHON OIL, GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO, EPA, AND US FOREST SERVICE. 1) CONVENED CORPS DIRECTORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT PARTNERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR CYCA-FACILITATED MEETINGS, SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING, TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS NEXT SEASON. IN 2021, DUE TO COVID, THESE MEETINGS WERE PRIMARILY VIRTUAL, THOUGH THERE WERE SOME SITE VISITS.2) PARTNERED WITH COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (CAEE) TO PROMOTE CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING, TO IMPROVE COORDINATION BETWEEN NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING MORE PATHWAYS TO NATURAL RESOURCES CAREERS. TASKS INCLUDED DESIGNING A WEB-BASED RESOURCE FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF NATURAL RESOURCE CAREER PATHWAYS. AS A RESULT, A NEW WEBSITE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN LATE 2021, LAUNCHED IN 2022, UNDER THE URL GREENPATHWAYS.ORG, TARGETING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.3) NOTE RE COVID-19 IMPACTS: IN 2021, MOST CORPS DEVELOPED CAPACITY TO RUN MORE TYPICAL NUMBERS OF CREWS AND WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH MANY MORE WEEKS OF WORK THAN IN 2020; TRAVEL WAS STILL CURTAILED; CYCA STAFF WORKED REMOTELY UP THROUGH LATE MAY, 2021. EVEN AFTER OUR RETURN TO OFFICE, CYCA ADOPTED A HYBRID WORK MODEL FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES PREFERRING TO WORK PART OF THEIR SCHEDULES REMOTELY. AS IN 2020, THIS NECESSITATED REMOTE MEETING AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS. DUE TO THE GREATLY-INCREASED VISITATION OF COLORADO'S PUBLIC LANDS DURING 2020 AND 2021, GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO INCREASED FUNDING TO YOUTH CORPS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF HEAVIER VISITATION AS WELL AS 2020'S CATASTROPHIC FIRE SEASON.