Roll up your sleeves.

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps has been cultivating leaders since 1985. Our programs offer paid, outdoor service experiences for people ages 15 and up. Corps Members build skills in conservation, agriculture and leadership while improving the health of Vermont’s water, forests, working lands and outdoor recreation infrastructure. VYCC is a nonprofit organization with a mission to take action and build community by working and learning together with the land.

Since 1985

2,490,585

6,937

$21,466,000

Join Us

Take Action. Build Community. Care for the Land. Get Paid.
Are you 15 or older, looking for a job you’ll never forget? Join VYCC to work outdoors in summer (and spring/fall) positions. We can’t wait to meet you!

Provide people with the resources they need to be safe and comfortable, and they will be driven by their own interests and motivation to learn. I’m shaping my ideas of leadership. This is my opportunity. I love it.

– Jing, she/her, Conservation Member & Leader

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Create paid service experiences for young adults. Support healthier forests and water across Vermont. Improve food access across northern Vermont. And so much more. Your generosity is what makes our work–and its impact–possible!

Blog

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps’ 2024 opportunities

Reflections from two 2023 Leaders; details on open positions

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VYCC is piloting a new Crew Leader position in 2024

We’re offering a way to enjoy a hands-on conservation job in a year-round capacity.

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Serve Learn Earn Just Launched a New Website

The collaborative between Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Vermont Works for Women, ReSOURCE, and Audubon Vermont just launched a

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2024 Summer Positions for Teens at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Teens can spend their summer outside while earning money and making a difference.

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Featured Projects

I joined VYCC because I knew it would open up opportunities in the future, I got to work outside, and work with an organization trying to make a difference.

– Jack, he/him, Conservation Member & Leader