Everybody Goes to the…
I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting into when I signed up to work on the Let’s Move! Outside initiative and assist the Community Coordinator at the YMCA in Austin. However, it sounded like...
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Sometimes faith in maps gets you lost.
I’ll tell you what we expected to see. There would be a trail leading to the left, marked orange. Similarly there would be a trail leading to the right, marked blue. Our map suggested this...
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Calcasieu District, Kisatchie National Forest
May 2 – 11, 2016 Green Crew began their fifth hitch of the season with a day on the road to the Kincaid Recreation Area in the Calcasieu District of Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest. This was our...
View ArticleThe Dirty Struggle
The sun beat down on us, the unforgiving heat amplified by high humidity that makes it impossible to stay dry. Our clothes, heavy with sweat, stick to and rub against our bodies, giving us heat rash...
View ArticleFuels Reduction Project in Travis County
In the morning, the ritual collection of the day’s tools and provisions. Labyrinthine bungee wrap around our fleet of chainsaws upon the vehicle rack. Roll call and salutations and we’re off! Met with...
View ArticleAmerican YouthWorks on Fox 7 Austin
“Martin Luther King Day is known as a day of service, it’s a ‘day on’ not a ‘day off.’ And so it’s a time to be active and to do things to actively improve your community,” said Parc Smith, CEO of...
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Amplify Austin March 2-3, 2017
American YouthWorks is participating in Amplify Austin! This unique day of giving brings the entire community together to support local non-profits working to better the Central Texas area. Click...
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American YouthWorks on Austin American Statesman
American YouthWorks was recently featured on Austin American Statesman for receiving $805,800 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service. “Building on the American...
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Join us for National Public Lands Day!
Join our program, Texas Conservation Corps, as we celebrate National Public Lands Day! We’ll be hosting several service projects throughout Austin on the morning of Saturday, September 30th. And we...
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Texas Conservation Corps Coastal Crew helps in Houston after Hurricane Harvey
I work for the Texas Conservation Corps, or also know as TXCC, where I am one of the crew leaders. My crew is located in Houston Texas, and we are called the Coastal Crew since we are near the coast...
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