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Northwest Youth Corps 2016 Annual Report

Leadership for the 21st Century

2621 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 initiative has grown beyond our expectations. In 2016, we served greater numbers of Idaho youth and young adults “NYC has not only taught me the value of than ever before. In 2017, we will see continued growth in the capacity of the hard work, but also what it means to be part program so that more youth can participate in the Idaho experience. of something bigger than myself. Through NYC I have improved my ability to be a leader Centennial. In 2016, the National Park Service amongst my peers. I’ve learned how to face celebrated its 100th birthday. Northwest Youth Corps helped celebrate the challenges head on.” Centennial by placing crews and interns in seven different park units. -Israel, 2016 Graduate 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 Sommers President of the Board Northwest Youth Corps

“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

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.

“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

Revenues $4,862,492 Expenditures $4,801,915

Other Administration Operations Grants & 5% Donations 14% 17% 19% Stipends 14% 11% 3% Tuition & Service Projects 5% Fees 7% 69% Field Wages Education Salaries & Wages Transportation Contracts 37%

162,159 827 Members Served 183 Partners Total Project Hours

445 Miles 2,724 Acres 54,800 Hours Trails Built/Maintained Land Restored of Education Gifts and Donations

Gifts and Grants Tuition Assistance Endowment We couldn’t do it without you! NYC’s Tuition Assistance Endowment was established through a gift made Every year our generous donors make it possible for NYC to serve youth. We by Steve Stewart in memory of his mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Stewart. NYC’s want to recognize - with our special thanks - the community members, alumni, Endowment grows through the ongoing support of our alumni and community parents, foundations, businesses, and agencies for the important role they play in donors. Named funds include: Campbell Group Fund, Datalogic Fund, Krist NYC’s growth and development. Thank you for helping us help youth achieve Anderson Fund, Scott Foremny Fund, Straub Family Fund, and Wyss success. Foundation Fund.

Karen and Larry Colling Kathleen Morris and HandDancer $5,000+ Ken and Deborah Maddox Interpreter Services Foundations and Kyle Hentschel Keith and Ann Brown Other Granters Anonymous Lane Electric Cooperative Lane Forest Products Campbell Global LLC Larson Family Foundation Lianne and John Dinwiddie Jane Straub Martin and Kris Johnston Marilyn Stewart BLM Salmon Field Office Lana and Shane Johnson Mary Soehnlen Mark and Arlene Bradley Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Michael and Linna Straub Max and Ruth Keele Mark and Natalie Whitson Campbell Wallace Foundation Clackamas County Water Environment Patricia Straub Mel and Chris Davidson Media Index Publishing Inc. Services Rosemary and David Wolfe Melissa Powers and Mark Riskedahl Michael Kresko Michael Rich and Emily Wilson East Multnomah Soil and Watershed Steve Stewart Mitosciences Nathan Bell Nellie Barnard and Tim Bellis Council District New Way Electric, Inc. Nicole Hykes Evergreen Hill Education Fund of the $1,000 - $4,999 O2 Magazine Nurit Seri-Pokart and Stephen Pokart Community Foundation Oregon Logging Conference Patagonia Harry W. Morrison Foundation Allen and Josephine Cohen Patricia and William Sheppard Patricia Cusick Haugland Family Foundation Anonymous Paul Henson Patricia M. Prisbrey LinkedIn For Good Foundation/Silicon Benevity Paul Nicholson and Virginia Lo Patti and George Baumgardner Valley Community Foundation Carole Anderson Ponderosa Trust / Perkins Coie Paul and Judith Thomsen Meyer Memorial Trust Fund of the Oregon Douglas Mitchell and Mary Wagner REI Corporate and Group Sales Randy Cohen Community Foundation National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Fidelity Investments - Thompson/Isaacs Richard and Susan Schubert Rebecca Swanson Ffitch and Simon Ffitch Richard Larson and Barbara Cowan 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Charitable Fund Robert and Violet Metzler Roberts Supply Company Ruthy Kanagy National Park Service Fred Meyer Fund Scott and Mary Halpert Sandra and Fred Austin North Face Explore Fund/National Park Haggen, Inc. Shawn Lockery Stephen Crothers Foundation Hexion Sidewinder Charitable Foundation and Sue Kent Oregon Department of Education Hope Hughes Pressman Michael and Virginia Borner Thomas Williams Oregon Forest Resources Institute Jeff and Carrie Parker Simply Cycle United States Bakery Oregon Volunteers Joan Blaine Sustainable World Coalition Virginia Tyler, LPC Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Metropol Bakery Territorial Seed Company Walmart Resource Assistants Program Michael Rice Tim Sonder Wesley United Methodist Women Samuel T. and Mary K. Naito Foundation The Corps Network Peter DeFazio Victory Seed Company Wildish Land Company Trail Blazers Foundation Sport for Health Susan and Greg Fitz-Gerald $50-$99 Trust Management Services Tec Laboratories, Inc. Wyss Foundation Teresa and Damon Haggerty $100 - $249 David and Sharon Lemoine Thomas “Cass” Moore Alexander and Nancy Vanhook Kevin Marsh NYC sincerely appreciates the Alissa Cordner Kimberly Heron generosity of all our donors. The $250 - $999 Anonymous Kroger Lee McClure donors listed above made cash Algene Ott Barbara and Michael Scott Brenda and Kelly Lawrence Linda and David Hazel or in-kind gifts or grants totaling Anonymous Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park $50 or more in the latest fiscal Arthur Pope CDK Matching Gift Program Charles Larson Margaret Gearhart year ending 8/31/16. Associated Oregon Loggers Inc. Marilyn and John Smith Auto Craft Chris and Jeanne Marie Christensen We apologize for any oversight in Christie Brunson Mary Chamness Brad and Teresa Copeland Max St. Brown listing donors. Please contact our Bridger Johnson Cindy David Mitchell Turker and Lisa Sprague office to update our records. Christine and Raymond Berntsen Craig and Gina Wilson Cynthia Chilton and Ed Abrahamson Oregon Hunters Association Company Organically Grown Company Corona Clipper Company Dale and Veronica Clift Darcia and David Saiget Denise Livingston Darlene and Doug Daggett Dennis and Carol Temlin David and Michelle Hartley Donna Zimmerer Debbie Jenkins Ed and Cheryl Kolbe Dennis Cook and Susan Lamb Emerson Yearwood Dick’s Sporting Goods Emily Rice Down To Earth Glenn and Dawn Slye Fanno Saw Works Greg Fremstad Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Hamilton Construction Meg and Jay Satz James Beal Tractor Service John and Carol Sullivan Jerry’s Home Improvement Center Julie Wahrlich Julie Scholz Partners

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Metro USFS Region IV - Portland District - Momentum Alliance - - Seattle District - Mount Pisgah Arboretum - Caribou/Targhee National Forest - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Council/Weiser Ranger District U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Nearby Nature - Idaho City Ranger District - Finley - North Coast Land Conservancy - Ketchum Ranger District - Julie Butler Henson Wildlife Refuge - North Coast Watershed Association - Krassel Ranger District - Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge - Oregon Caves National Monument - Leadore Ranger District - Nestucca Wildlife Refuge - Oregon Department of Transportation - McCall Ranger District - Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge - Oregon Research Institute - Nez Perce/Clearwater National Forest - Willapa National Wildlife Refuge - Port of Portland - North Fork/Salmon Ranger District - Portland General Electric - Bureau of Land Management - Rites of Passage Lane Community Col. - Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District Oregon - Rotary Club - Salmon/Challis National Forest - Burns District - Springfield School District - - Coos Bay District - The Ark - Soda Springs Ranger District - Eugene District - The Nature Conservancy - Lakeview / Klamath Falls District - Trout Unlimited USFS Region V - Medford District - - Gasquet Ranger District - Roseburg District - West Multnomah Soil and Water - Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger District - Salem District Conservation District - Klamath National Forest - Whole Earth Nature School - Orleans Ranger District Washington - Willamalane Parks and Rec. District - Six Rivers National Forest - Spokane District - Willamette Resources & Educational - Smith River Network - Ukonom Ranger District Other Partners - Willamette River Keeper Idaho - Wisdom of the Elders USFS Region VI - Adams Conservation District - Bend/Ft. Rock Ranger District - Adams County Weed Management National Park Service - Central Coast Ranger District Authority - Crater Lake National Park - Chelan-Cle Elum Ranger District - Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Ebey’s Landing National Historical - Colville National Forest (Panhandle) Reserve - Darrington Ranger District - Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site - Deschutes National Forest Washington - John Day Fossil Bed National - Detroit Ranger District - WA Dept. of Natural Resources Monument - Diamond Lake Ranger District - Kaloloch Lodge-Olympic National Park - Entiat Ranger District Oregon - Lewis and Clark National Park - Fremont/Winema National Forest - 4J School District - Mount Rainier National Park - Gifford Pinchot-MT Adams Ranger - Bethel School District - North Cascades National Park District “If you didn’t sponsor - C-TEC Youth Services - Olympic National Park - Gold Beach Ranger District - Camp Westwind - San Juan National Historic Park - Hebo Ranger District NYC, many youth would - Centro Latino Americano - High Cascade Ranger District not have the chance to - Chemawa Indian School Idaho Bureau of Reclamation - Lakeview Ranger District share many memories - City of Eugene - - - City of Gresham - McKenzie River Ranger District and laughter. With your - City of Lake Oswego Oregon State Parks and Recreation - Middle Fork Ranger District help many youth get to - City of Hillsboro - Bullards Beach State Park - Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest have a great experience - City of Springfield - Cape Sebastian State Park - Mt. Hood National Forest - City of West Linn - Cove Palisades State Park - Naches Ranger District of hard work, tears, - City of Wilsonville - Cottonwood State Park - Newport Ranger District smiles, blisters and - Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - East Gorge State Park - North Bend Ranger District bonding. I can honestly - CREST- Center for Research in - Elijah Bristow State Park - North Fork John Day Ranger District Environmental Sciences and - Heceta Head State Park - North Umpqua Ranger District say NYC changes lives Technologies - Honeyman State Park - for the better. ” - Crestmont Farm LLC - - Powers Ranger District - Crestmont Land Trust - Mitchell Point State Park - Prineville Ranger District -Angelica, 2016 Graduate - East Multnomah Soil and Water - Rooster Rock State Park - Republic Ranger District Conservation District - - Rogue River National Forest - EWEB - Stub Steward State Park - Silver Lake Ranger District - Forest Park Conservancy - Thompson Mills Heritage Site - Siskiyou National Forest - Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah - Sisters Ranger District - Friends of Hendricks Park Idaho State Parks and Recreation - - Friends of the Columbia Gorge - City of Rocks National Reserve - Skykomish Ranger District - Girls Inc. - Lake Cascade State Park - Snoqualmie Ranger District - Greenbelt Land Trust - Sullivan Lake Ranger District Leadership for the - Hexion USFS Region I - Sweet Home Ranger District - Jim Potter - Clearwater Ranger District - Tiller Ranger District - Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Tonasket Ranger District - KS Wild - Palouse Ranger District - - Lane County Waste Management - Priest Lake Ranger District - st - Lomakatsi Restoration Project - Sandpoint Ranger District - Walla Walla Ranger District 21 Century - Lower Nehalem Community Trust - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - McKenzie River Trust USFS Region III - Wenatchee River Ranger District - Coronado National Forest - Wenatchee/Okanogen National Forest - Willamette National Forest

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