by melynn | Dec 21, 2018 | Award, News, Verde
The YouthWorks Verde Project was recognized nationally by the Corps Network, an organization that advances programs to transform young people’s lives and communities through career development, conservation, and civic engagement.This prestigious award is given...
by melynn | Aug 15, 2018 | News, Verde
The YouthWorks crew got high praise for their work doing energy retrofits on 220 apartment units at La Ventana in Albuquerque. After their first day on the job, Jeremiah Weil, the onsite project manager for the International Center for Appropriate &...
by melynn | Aug 15, 2018 | News, Verde, Wildfire
Now that the monsoon rains make it safe to carry out wildfire mitigation work, the YouthWorks crew is heading once again to the woods. Training launches in September that will lead to national certification in S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting Red Card Training....
by melynn | Aug 15, 2018 | News, Verde
YouthWorks is expanding its partnership with the International Center for Appropriate & Sustainable Technology (ICAST). ICAST is working in conjunction with the Energy Smart Academy at Santa Fe Community College to offer training in the leading-edge field of...
by melynn | Apr 6, 2018 | News, Verde
Santa Fe’s Verde Community Project made the national online news. The Daily Yonder quoted YouthWorks staffer Kineret Yardina in coverage of the Verde Community Project as an example of how organizations are tackling the big issues facing small communities....
by melynn | Apr 3, 2018 | News, Verde, Wildfire
Hank Blackwell, former Santa Fe County fire marshal, will lead a training session on April 9, from 9 am to 2 pm, for young people at YouthWorks interested in joining the wildland firefighting crew. According to Blackwell, “The training will be scientifically...
