Northwest Youth Corps2017 Annual Report

Leadership for the21st Century

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A Letter from the Board President

Dear Friends,

I am honored to share — through this Annual Report — the impact that 1,160 remarkable young people made last year through Northwest Youth Corps. These young people are part of a growing national movement which encourages each of us to invest in our communities, serve our public lands, and find creative solutions to the unique and pressing challenges of our times.

We are incredibly thankful for the broad support we received from partners and donors to connect these and other young people to the outdoors. I also want to acknowledge NYC’s incredibly committed and hardworking staff and AmeriCorps members, who carried out many accomplishments, a few of which are listed below.

Community: Our Youth Corps Community model connects young people to outdoor service opportunities in their own neighborhoods. In 2017, we expanded this program to Tacoma, Washington, and built a program specifically for Native American youth in Portland, Oregon.

Internships: Over the past year we placed more than 100 Northwest Youth Corps participants in para-professional internships with public land management agencies. Those interns gained the skills and experience needed for career opportunities while accomplishing mission-critical work with our partners.

Infrastructure: Last year NYC crews worked hard to maintain our region’s world-class trails, campgrounds, and facilities while supporting a $50 billion recreation economy in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. These exciting projects are just a small sample of the remarkable things happening at NYC. We are only able to accomplish all of this because of YOU, our stakeholders — project partners, businesses, foundations, and individual donors — and your dedication to Northwest Youth Corps. Many of you are acknowledged in this Annual Report. We hope you share our pride in being a part of something so meaningful while making a huge difference to our region’s lands and waters. Thank you again for your continued support and dedication to Northwest Youth Corps’ mission.

Sincerely,

Lauren SommersPresident of the Board

“Northwest Youth Corps has taught me that I am a leader and I have good ideas, I have a voice, and I have grit and I can use that in different areas of my life back home.” - 2017 Participant

Northwest Youth Corps

Service: The stewardship demands of our public lands and waters are immense. In 2017, more than 1,160 participants answered the call to serve their nation and community through Northwest Youth Corps. The impact these impassioned individuals have on our natural resources is impressive, as they restore critical land and waters, reduce the threat of fire, maintain recreation infrastructure, and meet other emerging needs.

“I believe I gained something that

every young person must find…It

felt like I could finally breathe. In the

Northwest Youth Corps environment...I

was able to ‘figure myself out’.”

- 2017 Participant

“At Northwest Youth Corps I learned

that girls and boys are equals and

that together we are stronger.” - 2017 Participant

Opportunity: Equally important is the impact this service has on our participants themselves as they learn to work as part of a team, solve complex problems, and grow in their understanding of the responsibilities of citizenship. Northwest Youth Corps participants gain real world, practical experience, and skills needed to be successful in the workforce.

Equity: Successful leadership in the 21st Century will require our graduates to understand and collaborate with people unlike themselves. Through Northwest Youth Corps, young people can reach their potential, no matter their culture, ethnicity, economic status, religion, gender identity, or zip code. Our commitment to equity and inclusion is a fundamental part of our success.

2017 By The Numbers

Service Projects 74%

6%

13%

2%

5%

Other

Grants & Donations

Tuition & Fees

Education Contracts

Revenues $5,993,853

Salaries & Wages 17%

14% 13%

36%

12%

Administration

Operations

Field Wages8%

Expenditures $5,958,945Stipends

Transportation

1,160 Members Served

521 Miles Trails Built/Maintained

163 Partners 164,661 Total Project Hours

2,532 Acres Land Restored

83,390 Hours of Education

Gifts and Donations

Tuition Assistance EndowmentNYC’s Tuition Assistance Endowment was established through a gift made by Steve Stewart in memory of his mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Stewart. NYC’s Endowment grows through the ongoing support of our alumni and community donors. Named funds include: Campbell Group Fund, Datalogic Fund, Krist Anderson Fund, Scott Foremny Fund, Straub Family Fund, and Wyss Foundation Fund.

Jane Straub Jeff and Kelly StraubLana and Shane JohnsonMichael and Linna StraubRosemary and David WolfeSteve Stewart

Allen and Josephine CohenBenevityCampbell Wallace FoundationCarole Anderson Christie Brunson Columbia Sportswear CompanyCorona Clipper CompanyDawn Kent Douglas Mitchell and Mary WagnerEllen P. Tykeson and Ken HidayEugene Active 20-30 ClubEugene and Springfield Fred Meyer StoresFidelity Investments - Thompson/Isaacs Charitable FundHexionHope Hughes PressmanJane Kammerzelt Jason and Kristin BradfordJeff and Carrie ParkerJoan Blaine and James Blaine IIKroger Co. FoundationLarson Family FoundationMarjorie Mazie - Vanguard CharitableMel and Chris DavidsonMelissa Powers and Mark RiskedahlMichael and Mary RiceMichael Rich and Emily WilsonNew Way Electric, Inc.Pape RentsPatricia S. Straub Admin. TrustPatty and Jay ThomasREI Corporate and Group SalesRichard Larson and Barbara CowanSamuel T. and Mary K. Naito FoundationStraub Family TrustSusan and Ken SymingtonTeresa and Damon HaggertyTerra Tech LLCTim Sonder

Alaska Wildland AdventuresAlison Cantril and Andrew PearaArt Pope and Leslie KentAssociated Oregon Loggers Inc.Brad and Teresa CopelandBrian Jones Court Ballinger Darcia and David SaigetDavid and Michelle HartleyDennis Cook and Susan LambDiane DePaolis

Edward and Cheryl Kolbe - Renaissance Charitable FoundationFanno Saw WorksForrest PaintGenie Ott Glenn and Dawn SlyeGordon Wright Greg Fremstad and Maggie VargasJay and Meg SatzJerry’s Home Improvement CenterJulie Scholz Karen and Larry CollingKathy and Clifton McKenzieKen and George MaddoxKirk Hoessle Lane Coos Curry Douglas BuildingLane Electric CooperativeLane Forest ProductsLaura and Chris Carlisle Lauren Sommers and Jesse JonesLedlenser/Leatherman Tool Group Melody and Bridger JohnsonMichael and Virginia Borner/Sidewinder Charitable FoundationNatalie and Mark WhitsonNathan Bell Oregon AFL-CIOOregon Logging ConferencePamela OlsonPartnered Solutions ITPatricia and William SheppardPaul Gribbon Paul Henson Perkins Coie/Ponderosa TrustRaymond and Christine Berntsen Rebecca HeathRichard and Susan SchubertRoberts Supply CompanyScott and Mary Halpert Shawn Lockery Superior Global MarketingSymantec Corporation Matching Gift/ Dollars for DoersTec Laboratories, Inc.United States BakeryVictor and Linda KnoxVictory Seed CompanyWildish Land CompanyWomen’s Gift

Adaptive SeedsAlice Barkan and Peter OdayAmie and Mark FiedlerAnn Scheppke Arlene and Mark BradleyBarbara Goto and Glenn YamaguchiBarbara Straub Brenda and Kelly LawrenceBrent Price Bret and Sally AukampBrian and Polly CaugheyBruce and Maureen KleinCarol and Gerald Stiller Carole Poole

Caroline Mills Cathey and Pat PriddyCentral Oregon Carpenter’s Local Union 271Charles and Barbara ChapleauCharles and Roberta GrahamCharles Larson Cheryl and John RhodesChris and Jeanne Marie ChristensenChris Doe Christine and Omid ShiraziChristine and Raymond BerntsenChristine Brady Cindy David Clayton Gautier and Gail BakerCombined Federal Campaign - King CountyCraig and Gina WilsonD. Milkereit and J. SherwinDale and Veronica CliftDaniel and Carol BruntonDaniel Warnick Denise LivingstonDennis and Gale CorsiniDiane and Theodore Ketcham Down To EarthEd Abrahamson and Cynthia ChiltonEd and Susan KlussElizabeth Bicknell Emily Rice Falling Sky BrewingJosh Hinerfeld and Andrea Binder Charitable Fund - Fidelity InvestmentsFrancine StodaGreg Swanson Gretchen and Ray KeeferJeanne Leffingwell and James ReidJeff and Beth BarnardJessica Ludy Jim Gorter and Becky KuhnJohn Dahl Jonathan PearaJulie Straub Wahrlich and Brad WahrlichKate Straub and Chidi UgonnaKatherine Wolfe and Larry ZowadaKathryn Covey Kevin Marsh Kyle Hentschel/O2 MagazineLaury Joseph and Doug RoweLianne and John DinwiddieLonesome Whistle FarmLynn Townsend BrunoMadeline Lowry WoodsMadrone Hill Mobile Home ParkMadsen Tree FarmMark and Arlene BradleyMark Belton Martin and Kristine JohnstonMichael and Linda HanrattyMichael Kresko and Shannon MicheelMike and Michelle JeromeMirranda Willette Mitosciences, IncNellie Barnard and Tim BellisNicholas BezzeridesNicole Bennett

Nurit Seri-Pokart and Stephen PokartOrganically Grown CompanyPatricia CusickPatricia Prisbrey Patti and George BaumgardnerPaul Nicholson and Virginia LoPhillip and Carrie Ramirez Quantum Health Rebecca Swanson Ffitch and Simon FfitchRichard Dulude Robert Roat and Anna Marie SchmidtSally and Kenneth SikesSan Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of CaliforniaSandra and Fred AustinScott Selby and Barbara Dailey-SelbySean Prentiss Stephen Crothers Susan Kauffman The Estate of Tom GiesenThomas Williams Virginia Tyler, LPCWesley United Methodist Women Will Cornwell William and Gina Wallace

Autzen FoundationCampbell Wallace FoundationCommunity Foundation of North Central WashingtonCow Creek Umpqua Indian FoundationDawkins Charitable TrustEvergreen Hill Educational Fund of the Oregon Community FoundationHenry M. Jackson FoundationHerbert A. Templeton FoundationKroger Co. FoundationNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNike Community Impact Fund of the Oregon Community FoundationOregon Science Teachers AssociationOregon VolunteersOregon Youth Conservation CorpsPacific Northwest Clean Water AssociationRose E. Tucker Charitable TrustSpirit Mountain Community FundSteve Harris / Silicon Valley Community FoundationThe Corps NetworkTrail Blazers Foundation Live GrantTrimet Fare Relief ProgramU.S. Bank FoundationUnion Pacific Foundation BoardWeyerhaeuser Giving FundWheeler FoundationWyss Foundation

NYC sincerely appreciates the generosity of all our donors. The donors listed above made gifts or grants totaling $100 or more between 9/1/16 and 12/31/17.

Foundations and Other Granters

$100 - $249 $250 - $999

$1,000 - $4,999

$5,000+

Partners

“Northwest Youth Corps is so much more than a program, it is a life changing opportunity. Being surrounded by strangers in the woods for weeks, you learn so much more about yourself and how to interact with others.” - 2017 Participant

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- Portland District- Seattle District U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge - Hart Mountain Nat. Wildlife Refuge - Nestucca Wildlife Refuge - Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge - Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

Bureau of Land Management Idaho - Idaho Falls District - Twin Falls District Oregon - Burns District - Coos Bay District - Eugene District- Lakeview / Klamath Falls District - Medford District - Roseburg District - Salem District

Other Partners Idaho - Adams County Weed Management Authority- Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association - Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Idaho Department of Lands - Idaho Transportation Department - National Forest Foundation - Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation - Shoshone County- World Center Birds of Prey Washington - OUT There Adventures - Tacoma Metro Parks- WA Dept. of Natural Resources Oregon- 4J School District- Bethel School District - Camp Westwind- Centro Latino Americano- Chemawa Indian School - Chifin Native Ed. Center (Springfield) - City of Eugene - City of Gresham- City of Hillsboro - City of Portland - City of Salem - City of Springfield - City of Troutdale - City of West Linn - City of Wilsonville - Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - Cornerstone Community Housing - CorpsTHAT - East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District- EWEB

- Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah- Friends of Hendricks Park- Girls Inc. - Heart of Oregon Corps - Hexion- Holla Mentors - Juventud Faceta - KS Wild- Lane County Waste Management- McKenzie River Trust- Metro - Momentum Alliance- Mount Pisgah Arboretum - NAACP Eugene-Springfield - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Nearby Nature - Ophelia’s Place- Port of Portland - Portland General Electric- Rotary Club - Springfield School District - Straub Environmental Foundation- West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District- Whole Earth Nature School - Willamalane Parks and Rec. District - Willamette Resources & Educational Network New Mexico - Ancestral Lands National Park Service- City of Rocks National Reserve- Crater Lake National Park - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site - Hagerman Fossil Beds Nat. Monument - John Day Fossil Beds Nat. Monument- Lewis and Clark Nat. Historical Park - Minidoka National Historic Site - Mount Rainier National Park - North Cascades National Park Service Complex- Olympic National Park - Oregon Caves National Monument - San Juan Island National Historical Park

Idaho Bureau of Reclamation - Lake Cascade Oregon State Parks and Recreation - Columbia Gorge State Park - Cove Palisades State Park- East Gorge State Park - Heceta Head State Park - Milo McIver State Park - Silver Falls State Park - Smith Rock State Park - Spring Valley State Park - Tumalo State Park Idaho State Parks and Recreation - Heyburn State Park - Lake Cascade State Park - Ponderosa State Park - Round Lake State Park

USFS Region I- Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest- North Fork Ranger District - Palouse Ranger District - Priest Lake Ranger District- Sandpoint Ranger District- St. Joe Ranger District USFS Region IV- Boise National Forest - Caribou-Targhee National Forest- Council Ranger District- Curlew National Grassland - Dubois Ranger District - Idaho City Ranger District- Ketchum Ranger District - Krassel Ranger District - Lowman Ranger District - McCall Ranger District - Mountain Home Ranger District- Nez Perce/Clearwater National Forest - North Fork/Salmon Ranger District- Payette National Forest- Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District - Salmon-Challis National Forest - Sawtooth National Forest USFS Region V- Klamath National Forest- Six Rivers National Forest- Smith River National Recreation Area

USFS Region VI- Central Coast Ranger District- Chelan Ranger District - Cle Elum Ranger District- Colville National Forest- Deschutes National Forest- Detroit Ranger District - Eagle Cap Ranger District- Fremont/Winema National Forest- Gifford Pinchot-Mt. Adams Ranger District - Gold Beach Ranger District - Hebo Ranger District- High Cascade Ranger District- Lakeview Ranger District- McKenzie River Ranger District- Middle Fork Ranger District - Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest- Mt. Hood National Forest- Ochoco National Forest- Republic Ranger District- Rogue River National Forest- Silver Lake Ranger District- Siskiyou National Forest- Sisters Ranger District- Siuslaw National Forest- Sweet Home Ranger District- Umatilla National Forest- Umpqua National Forest- Walla Walla Ranger District- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest- Wenatchee River Ranger District- Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forest- Willamette National Forest

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