Northwest Youth Corps 2016 Annual Report

Leadership for the

21st Century2621 Augusta Street Eugene, OR 97403 | 541.349.5055 | nwyouthcorps.org

2621 Augusta Street Eugene, OR 97403 | 541.349.5055 | nwyouthcorps.org

A Letter from the Board President

Dear Friends,

I am honored to share this 2016 Annual Report with you. In it, you will find examples of young people making a difference in their communities across the Pacific Northwest. You will see an impressive list of accomplishments by our remarkable participants. Also featured is a list of our partners and donors who, together, make this opportunity possible.

We are incredibly thankful for the broad support we receive in support of our mission. This year, we leveraged that support to expand and deepen our programming, including:

Idaho Conservation Corps. Our Idaho initiative has grown beyond our expectations. In 2016, we served greater numbers of Idaho youth and young adults than ever before. In 2017, we will see continued growth in the capacity of the program so that more youth can participate in the Idaho experience.

National Park Service Centennial. In 2016, the National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday. Northwest Youth Corps helped celebrate the Centennial by placing crews and interns in seven different park units.

Innovative Programs. This year, Northwest Youth Corps is being recognized with a national Project of the Year award for its innovative conservation corps programs for participants who communicate with American Sign Language (ASL). We remain committed to connecting greater numbers of under-served youth from all walks of life to service opportunities.

These exciting projects are a small sample of the remarkable things happening at Northwest Youth Corps.

We have only been able to achieve this through the dedication of YOU, our stakeholders — project partners, businesses, foundations, and individual donors — many of whom are acknowledged in this Annual Report. We hope you share our pride in being a part of something so incredible. Thank you again for your continued support and dedication to the Northwest Youth Corps mission.

Sincerely,

Lauren SommersPresident of the Board

“NYC has not only taught me the value of hard work, but also what it means to be part of something bigger than myself. Through NYC I have improved my ability to be a leader amongst my peers. I’ve learned how to face challenges head on.” -Israel, 2016 Graduate

Northwest Youth Corps

Engaging the Next Generation: We believe our work has a deeply positive impact on the future. By engaging the next generation of diverse youth and young adults in challenging and innovative conservation programs, we are helping them become the thoughtful stewards and leaders of tomorrow. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to serve their community. Northwest Youth Corps is a destination for everyone, regardless of their culture, ethnicity, income, religion, gender identity, zip code, or other background that creates social divides. By helping these future leaders learn, grow, and experience success, we are building a generation ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

“I learned how to use tools over

the past 5 weeks and learned how

to cook for myself and my crew.

I learned how to be responsible

and to create a better future for

myself.” - 2016 Youth Participant

“At work, we all work together

as a team, learn new things, and

gain new experiences with the

help of the crew members and

National Park Service workers.” - 2016 Young Adult Participant

“I learned to never give up on my

work and I feel more ready to enter

the real world because I have work

experience now and have practiced

time management.” - 2016 Youth Participant

2016 By The Numbers

Service Projects 69%

5%

19%

3% 5%

Other

Grants & Donations

Tuition & Fees

Education Contracts

Revenues $4,862,492

Salaries & Wages 37%

14% 17%

11% 14%

Administration

Stipends

Field Wages7%

Expenditures $4,801,915

Operations

Transportation

827 Members Served

445 Miles Trails Built/Maintained

183 Partners 162,159 Total Project Hours

2,724 Acres Land Restored

54,800 Hours of Education

Gifts and Donations

Gifts and Grants We couldn’t do it without you!Every year our generous donors make it possible for NYC to serve youth. We want to recognize - with our special thanks - the community members, alumni, parents, foundations, businesses, and agencies for the important role they play in NYC’s growth and development. Thank you for helping us help youth achieve success.

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.

AnonymousCampbell Global LLCJane StraubLana and Shane JohnsonMichael and Linna StraubPatricia StraubRosemary and David WolfeSteve Stewart

Allen and Josephine CohenAnonymousBenevityCarole AndersonDouglas Mitchell and Mary WagnerFidelity Investments - Thompson/Isaacs Charitable FundFred Meyer FundHaggen, Inc.HexionHope Hughes PressmanJeff and Carrie ParkerJoan BlaineMetropol BakeryMichael RicePeter DeFazioSusan and Greg Fitz-GeraldTec Laboratories, Inc.Teresa and Damon HaggertyThomas “Cass” Moore

Algene OttAnonymousArthur PopeAssociated Oregon Loggers Inc.Auto CraftBrad and Teresa CopelandBridger JohnsonChristine and Raymond BerntsenColumbia Sportswear CompanyCorona Clipper CompanyDarcia and David SaigetDarlene and Doug DaggettDavid and Michelle HartleyDebbie JenkinsDennis Cook and Susan LambDick’s Sporting GoodsDown To EarthFanno Saw WorksFerguson Wellman Capital ManagementMeg and Jay SatzJohn and Carol SullivanJulie Wahrlich

Karen and Larry CollingKen and Deborah MaddoxKyle HentschelLane Electric CooperativeLarson Family FoundationMartin and Kris JohnstonMary SoehnlenMax and Ruth KeeleMel and Chris DavidsonMelissa Powers and Mark RiskedahlMichael Rich and Emily WilsonNathan BellNew Way Electric, Inc.O2 MagazineOregon Logging ConferencePatricia and William SheppardPaul HensonPaul Nicholson and Virginia LoPonderosa Trust / Perkins CoieREI Corporate and Group SalesRichard and Susan Schubert Richard Larson and Barbara CowanRoberts Supply CompanyScott and Mary Halpert Shawn LockerySidewinder Charitable Foundation and Michael and Virginia BornerSimply CycleSustainable World CoalitionTerritorial Seed CompanyTim SonderVictory Seed CompanyWildish Land Company

Alexander and Nancy VanhookAlissa CordnerAnonymousBarbara and Michael ScottBrenda and Kelly LawrenceCDK Matching Gift ProgramCharles LarsonChris and Jeanne Marie ChristensenChristie BrunsonCindy DavidCraig and Gina WilsonCynthia Chilton and Ed AbrahamsonDale and Veronica CliftDenise LivingstonDennis and Carol TemlinDonna ZimmererEd and Cheryl KolbeEmerson YearwoodEmily RiceGlenn and Dawn SlyeGreg FremstadHamilton ConstructionJames Beal Tractor ServiceJerry’s Home Improvement CenterJulie Scholz

Kathleen Morris and HandDancer Interpreter ServicesKeith and Ann BrownLane Forest ProductsLianne and John DinwiddieMarilyn StewartMark and Arlene BradleyMark and Natalie WhitsonMedia Index Publishing Inc.Michael KreskoMitosciencesNellie Barnard and Tim BellisNicole HykesNurit Seri-Pokart and Stephen PokartPatagoniaPatricia CusickPatricia M. PrisbreyPatti and George BaumgardnerPaul and Judith ThomsenRandy CohenRebecca Swanson Ffitch and Simon FfitchRobert and Violet MetzlerRuthy KanagySandra and Fred AustinStephen CrothersSue KentThomas WilliamsUnited States BakeryVirginia Tyler, LPCWalmart Wesley United Methodist Women

David and Sharon LemoineKevin MarshKimberly HeronKrogerLee McClureLinda and David HazelMadrone Hill Mobile Home ParkMargaret GearhartMarilyn and John SmithMary ChamnessMax St. BrownMitchell Turker and Lisa SpragueOregon Hunters AssociationOrganically Grown Company

BLM Salmon Field OfficeCabela’s Outdoor Fund Campbell Wallace FoundationClackamas County Water Environment ServicesEast Multnomah Soil and Watershed Council District Evergreen Hill Education Fund of the Oregon Community FoundationHarry W. Morrison FoundationHaugland Family FoundationLinkedIn For Good Foundation/Silicon Valley Community FoundationMeyer Memorial Trust Fund of the Oregon Community FoundationNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation – 21st Century Conservation Service CorpsNational Park Service North Face Explore Fund/National Park FoundationOregon Department of EducationOregon Forest Resources InstituteOregon VolunteersOregon Youth Conservation CorpsResource Assistants Program Samuel T. and Mary K. Naito FoundationThe Corps NetworkTrail Blazers Foundation Sport for HealthTrust Management ServicesWyss Foundation

NYC sincerely appreciates the generosity of all our donors. The donors listed above made cash or in-kind gifts or grants totaling $50 or more in the latest fiscal year ending 8/31/16.We apologize for any oversight in listing donors. Please contact our office to update our records.

Foundations and Other Granters

$100 - $249 $50-$99

$250 - $999

$1,000 - $4,999

$5,000+

Leadership for the

21st Century

Partners

“If you didn’t sponsor NYC, many youth would not have the chance to share many memories and laughter. With your help many youth get to have a great experience of hard work, tears, smiles, blisters and bonding. I can honestly say NYC changes lives for the better. ” -Angelica, 2016 Graduate

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- Portland District- Seattle District U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- Finley National Wildlife Refuge- Julie Butler Henson Wildlife Refuge - Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge - Nestucca Wildlife Refuge - Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

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

Other Partners Idaho - Adams Conservation District - Adams County Weed Management Authority- Idaho Department of Fish and Game (Panhandle) Washington - WA Dept. of Natural Resources Oregon- 4J School District- Bethel School District - C-TEC Youth Services - Camp Westwind- Centro Latino Americano- Chemawa Indian School - City of Eugene - City of Gresham- City of Lake Oswego- City of Hillsboro - City of Springfield - City of West Linn - City of Wilsonville - Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - CREST- Center for Research in Environmental Sciences and Technologies - Crestmont Farm LLC- Crestmont Land Trust - East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District- EWEB - Forest Park Conservancy- Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah- Friends of Hendricks Park - Friends of the Columbia Gorge- Girls Inc. - Greenbelt Land Trust - Hexion - Jim Potter - Johnson Creek Watershed Council - KS Wild- Lane County Waste Management- Lomakatsi Restoration Project- Lower Nehalem Community Trust- McKenzie River Trust

- Metro - Momentum Alliance- Mount Pisgah Arboretum- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Nearby Nature- North Coast Land Conservancy- North Coast Watershed Association- Oregon Caves National Monument - Oregon Department of Transportation - Oregon Research Institute- Port of Portland - Portland General Electric- Rites of Passage Lane Community Col.- Rotary Club - Springfield School District - The Ark- The Nature Conservancy - Trout Unlimited- University of Oregon- West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District- Whole Earth Nature School - Willamalane Parks and Rec. District - Willamette Resources & Educational Network - Willamette River Keeper - Wisdom of the Elders National Park Service- Crater Lake National Park - Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve - Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site - John Day Fossil Bed National Monument - Kaloloch Lodge-Olympic National Park- Lewis and Clark National Park - Mount Rainier National Park - North Cascades National Park- Olympic National Park - San Juan National Historic Park

Idaho Bureau of Reclamation - Lake Cascade Oregon State Parks and Recreation - Bullards Beach State Park - Cape Sebastian State Park - Cove Palisades State Park- Cottonwood State Park- East Gorge State Park - Elijah Bristow State Park - Heceta Head State Park- Honeyman State Park - Oswald West State Park- Mitchell Point State Park - Rooster Rock State Park - Silver Falls State Park - Stub Steward State Park - Thompson Mills Heritage Site Idaho State Parks and Recreation - City of Rocks National Reserve - Lake Cascade State Park USFS Region I - Clearwater Ranger District- Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Palouse Ranger District- Priest Lake Ranger District- Sandpoint Ranger District USFS Region III- Coronado National Forest

USFS Region IV- Boise National Forest - Caribou/Targhee National Forest- Council/Weiser Ranger District - Idaho City Ranger District- Ketchum Ranger District - Krassel Ranger District- Leadore Ranger District - McCall 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 - Soda Springs Ranger District

USFS Region V- Gasquet Ranger District- Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger District- Klamath National Forest- Orleans Ranger District- Six Rivers National Forest- Smith River National Recreation Area- Ukonom Ranger District

USFS Region VI- Bend/Ft. Rock Ranger District- Central Coast Ranger District- Chelan-Cle Elum Ranger District- Colville National Forest- Darrington Ranger District- Deschutes National Forest- Detroit Ranger District- Diamond Lake Ranger District- Entiat 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 - Malheur National Forest- McKenzie River Ranger District- Middle Fork Ranger District - Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest- Mt. Hood National Forest- Naches Ranger District- Newport Ranger District- North Bend Ranger District- North Fork John Day Ranger District- North Umpqua Ranger District- Ochoco National Forest- Powers Ranger District- Prineville Ranger District- Republic Ranger District- Rogue River National Forest- Silver Lake Ranger District- Siskiyou National Forest- Sisters Ranger District- Siuslaw National Forest- Skykomish Ranger District- Snoqualmie Ranger District- Sullivan Lake Ranger District- Sweet Home Ranger District- Tiller Ranger District- Tonasket Ranger District- Umatilla National Forest- Umpqua National Forest- Walla Walla Ranger District- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest- Wenatchee River Ranger District- Wenatchee/Okanogen National Forest- Willamette National Forest

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