Here is all the information you may need to help you understand who the Canyon Country Youth Corps is and what you can expect if you are chosen to be a part of one of our crews!

Crew Work

Youth work under the supervision of two professional staff, and learn skills including: use of tools, specific project skills, employment expectations, field techniques, resource protection, environmental education, outdoor living/cooking/menu planning, and careers in natural resource management and recreation. Youth earn a wage and eligible crewmembers (17 years or older plus 300 work hours) can earn AmeriCorps Education Awards. Tents, sleeping bags, food, tools, and safety gear are provided. Former Canyon Country Youth Corps crewmembers can be hired as Leaders-in-Training (one per crew) to help foster leadership skills/create future crew leaders.

Crew Schedules

For spring, SFT, DRRC and fall crewmembers: the crews work in two-week sessions. These two-week sessions are called HITCHES. Each hitch is 11 days on (five 8 hour days, one day off in the field and then another five 8 hour days) then the crew will get 3 days off where they can go home.
For the 4-Week crews and Community crewmembers: the crews will work four 8 hour days (Monday –Thursday) then will have a town day on each Friday then education and recreation Saturday. The 4-Week crews crewmembers will stay with the CCYC program for the entire 4-weeks.
Once dinner is done and the kitchen is clean, nightly activities will include a crew meeting that will include a high/low activity and a time to bring up any issues amongst the crew. Once that meeting is done, then the crew will spend an hour or so doing their educational activities.

Typical Daily Work Schedule

5:30am: 1 CM wakes up & sets out breakfast & lunch items for
the crew.
6:00am: Everyone wakes up, eats breakfast & makes lunch.
7:00am: Work begins with 20-minute stretch/safety circle.
9:00am: 15 minute break.
11:00am:Lunch Break:  30min (Unpaid)
2:00pm: 15 minute break.
3:30pm: End of workday.
4:00pm: Back to camp.
Chainsaw Cleaning time (1 hour) SFT Crew Only
4:30pm: Chore time.  Preparing dinner, writing in journals.
6:00pm: Diner Time!
7:00pm: Diner Done. Dishes washed & put away, kitchen is
clean and all food is properly stored.
8:00pm: Evening Crew Meeting and Education.
9:00pm: Journaling and Free time.
9:30pm: Bedtime