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Honoring Dr. King’s legacy of service
Dr. King said, “everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” This credo is a central component of American YouthWorks, where young people come to help themselves and the community. For 15...
View ArticleMayors Day of Recognition for National Service
Across the country on April 7th, 2,630 mayors participated in the Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service. In Austin, Mayor Adler hosted a ceremony at City Hall to observe the importance of...
View ArticleVolunteer Management Established for Hays County Disaster Relief Services
CONTACT: Rachel Matvy, Community Engagement Coordinator Phone: (512) 375-0114 rmatvy@americanyouthworks.org www.americanyouthworks.org Volunteer Management System Established for Hays County Disaster...
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Gary Clark Jr. & Esquire team up to support American YouthWorks
You can make a difference too! Please, join Gary’s campaign for American YouthWorks. Transform lives and our community by donating through INDIEGOGO. Then, click here to see Gary Clark Jr....
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Flood relief in Central Texas
Within a few days after the devastating Memorial Day weekend floods, Texas Conservation Corps moved in to help those who had been affected. Participants have helped to restore homes by removing...
View ArticleWe’re providing aid to survivors of Typhoon Soudelor
AmeriCorps volunteers from the Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks will be traveling 26 hours to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian Islands. They will be living on the island from...
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Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls
Fun hiking buddies: Jessie, Camile, Catherine, Meredith I recently had the pleasure of spending the morning with a few of the gals from Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. They wanted to speak with someone...
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Disaster Relief in Remote Islands
AmeriCorps Volunteers from Texas Conservation Corps and Conservation Corps Minnesota/Iowa Our Texas Conservation Corps members are in the Northern Mariana Islands, which were severely damaged by...
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Help us #BuildBrighterFutures in Central Texas this Holiday Season!
The holiday season is upon us, and this year we at American YouthWorks invite you to join us and #BuildBrighterFutures for students in Central Texas who need a little help as they choose the best path...
View ArticleTXCC and Former Student Recognized by the North Face!
Thanks to the North Face, who recently awarded $25,000 to our Texas Conservation Corps program and recognized our outstanding AmeriCorps volunteer, LaJuan Tucker, a former TXCC youth crew leader who...
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Michael Meets the Mayor!
This month, our YouthBuild student and leader Michael Torres was invited to be part of a city-wide small business owner meeting, focusing on minority-owned businesses. The meeting’s guest speaker was...
View ArticleTXCC is Hiring!
American YouthWorks is hiring positions on all three of our Texas Conservation Corps crews. Our Field Crews travel throughout Texas and the surrounding region doing various environmental conservation...
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YouthBuild is Seeking Volunteers!
VOLUNTEER TODAY AND HELP BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES. Behind every success story, there is a volunteer someone just like you. As an American YouthWorks volunteer, you can share your skills and experience to...
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Bison & Rainbows at Caprock
Caprock Canyon State Park is located in the vastness that is the Texas panhandle, the nearest town being Quitaque (pronounced; kitty-quay) a mere 3 miles away with its one street “downtown” area....
View ArticleEverybody 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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