YW Partners with the Food Depot

Developing Culinary Skills to Feed Hungry Children YouthWorks culinary students work in the Verde kitchen, preparing nutritious meals for the after-school meal program. This effort, a collaboration between the Food Depot and YouthWorks, will feed children who might...

YW Partners with Reunity Resources

Growing Produce for After-School Meal Program Ian and Denysse gather produce at the Reunity Resources greenhouse and compost yard to deliver to the Verde kitchen for the after-school meal program that serves children who might otherwise not have enough to eat after...

YW Partners with Wildfire Network

Training to Protect the Forest and Fight Wildfires As part of the Verde Community Project, young people from YouthWorks train with experts from the Wildfire Network to learn ecological monitoring, erosion control techniques, and basic wildland...

Apprentice Eddie Orozco Gets Rave Review

After beginning his YouthWorks apprenticeship as a chimney sweep earlier this month, Eddie Orozco got a rave review from his new boss. Marc Black, master chimney sweep at Arthur Black Chimney & Dryer Exhaust, was so impressed with Eddie’s great work that he...

Pojoaque Pueblo Recruiting

The Pueblo of Pojoaque will hold a recruiting event at YouthWorks on Friday, October 6, 2017. HR Recruitment Specialist Karla Lujan will be on-site to speak with students about current opportunities. Interested individuals should bring an up-to-date resume. Contact...

Young European Leaders Come for a Visit

Students from YouthWorks engage in discussion on September 22, 2017, with young European leaders from nearly a dozen countries who are visiting the U.S. to better understand American social, political, and economic issues. The International Visitor Leadership program...