Utah Conservation Utah Conservation CorpsCorpsBilingual Youth CorpsBilingual Youth Corps

Linking Service to Linking Service to Higher Education & Higher Education &

CareersCareers

Bilingual Youth CorpsBilingual Youth Corps

In 2008, the UCC partnered In 2008, the UCC partnered with Youth Discovery Inc. with Youth Discovery Inc. to offer bilingual programs to offer bilingual programs to local Latino youth. to local Latino youth.

Since then, almost 100 local Since then, almost 100 local youth (age 16-18) have youth (age 16-18) have completed the program. completed the program.

At least 50% of youth are native At least 50% of youth are native Spanish speakers and program Spanish speakers and program

materials and information are offered materials and information are offered in Spanish and English. in Spanish and English.

ProgramsPrograms

The UCC offers two The UCC offers two 5 week summer 5 week summer Bilingual Youth Bilingual Youth Corps sessions – Corps sessions – eeach session is ach session is open to 12 youth.open to 12 youth.

Crews are led by Crews are led by bilingual UCC bilingual UCC AmeriCorps Crew AmeriCorps Crew Leaders. Leaders.

Education & Career Education & Career DevelopmentDevelopment

In addition to orientation In addition to orientation and training, each and training, each session includes a session includes a week of education and week of education and career development. career development.

Activities include:Activities include:

Canoeing and hiking Canoeing and hiking with local naturalistswith local naturalists

Visits to museums Visits to museums

College & Career College & Career PresentationsPresentations

Service projects give youth the opportunity to Service projects give youth the opportunity to gain work experience with federal agencies gain work experience with federal agencies and non-profits. and non-profits.

Project partners include: Project partners include:

National Park ServiceNational Park Service

U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Forest Service

Non-Profits, including Weber Pathways and Non-Profits, including Weber Pathways and The Nature ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy

Service ProjectsService Projects

AdelanteAdelanteCollege & College & Careers Careers

DayDayAdelante is a Spanish Adelante is a Spanish word for “forward” or word for “forward” or

“moving on”“moving on”

Exposing Exposing Bilingual Latino Bilingual Latino

Youth to Youth to

College Life & College Life &

Career Career OpportunitiesOpportunities

Campus Campus OpportunitiOpportuniti

es & es & ServicesServices

• Campus TourCampus Tour

• Latino Latino Student Student UnionUnion

• Multicultural Multicultural Student Student ServicesServices

• How to Apply How to Apply to Collegeto College

Financial Financial Aid & Aid &

ScholarshipScholarshipss

Resume WorkshopResume Workshop

USA Jobs ResumeUSA Jobs Resume

Federal Land Management Agency Careers Federal Land Management Agency Careers

Student Employment Opportunities: STEP & SCEPStudent Employment Opportunities: STEP & SCEP

Mobilize Green USFS InternshipsMobilize Green USFS Internships

HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities) National HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities) National Internship ProgramInternship Program

Panel of Agency Professionals & College of Natural Resources Panel of Agency Professionals & College of Natural Resources FacultyFaculty

Career Development Career Development