In addition, UNV and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification have assisted Cape Verde in establishing a youth volunteer corps for the environment to combat unemployment and land degradation; volunteers are acquiring skills to implement environmentally sensitive income-generating projects.
To the Youth Volunteer Corps program, offering young people of junior and senior high school ages opportunities to get involved in volunteer projects for non-profit agencies in the community.
One of the most structured volunteer programs is Camp Fire USA's Youth Volunteer Corps, which works with local nonprofits to set up five team volunteer projects per week for two months this summer.
The weeklong project was one of a dozen organized by the Youth Volunteer Corps of King County, a Camp Fire program where AmeriCorps volunteers develop and supervise volunteer activities for youth ages 11 to 18.
About the Youth Volunteer Corps YVC promotes civic responsibility through volunteerism among youth, ages 11-18, in communities across the United States.
Past recipients and organizations include: -- Barbara George, Little Red School House (1994) -- Gwen Beighle, Multifaith Aids Project (1994) -- Lonnie Franklin and John Perkins, Central Youth and Family Services (1994) -- John Little, Seattle 4-H (1994) -- Belinda Lafferty, Youth Eastside Services (1994) -- David Kelly-Hedrick, Youth Volunteer Corps of King County (1994) -- Janet Trinkaus, Rise `n Shine (1995) -- Francia Russell, DanceChance/Pacific Northwest Ballet (1995) -- Melvin Minnis, Accounting Career Awareness Program for Minority -- Youth (1995) -- Sister Kathleen Ross, Heritage College (1995) CONTACT: SAFECO Corp.
These days, Howk lines up donors and arranges youth-service projects for the Youth Volunteer Corps of King County, a program of Camp Fire Boys and Girls.
