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...

Wildfire Network Briefs Youth on Jobs

On Friday, August 25, Krys Nystrom of the Wildfire Network briefed a young audience at YouthWorks about training opportunities in ecological monitoring, erosion control techniques, and basic wildland firefighting. These positions are funded by the Verde Community...

Wildfire Network Recruits for Verde Fund

On Friday, August 25, at 9 am, Krys Nystrom of the Wildfire Network will speak at YouthWorks about training opportunities available through the Verde Community Project. With the support of the City of Santa Fe Verde Fund, YouthWorks is partnering with the Wildfire...

Reunity Resources Recruits for Verde Project

YouthWorks is gearing up recruitment for five to six part-time job opportunities with Verde Community Project partner Reunity Resources. Reunity Resources is recruiting young people to learn on the job about the different aspects of greenhouse management, composting,...

YouthWorks in Line for Verde Fund Grant

YouthWorks is one of a dozen entities poised to receive grant money from what elected city leaders have designated as the Verde Fund, an initiative by Mayor Javier Gonzales to combat climate change and reduce poverty. YouthWorks is part of a collaborative group...

Mayor Gonzales Announces Verde Fund

News Release Santa Fe, NM – Particularly in the wake of President Donald J. Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw the United States from the worldwide agreement to combat climate change known as the Paris Accord, local action has moved to the forefront as our...