The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) is a statewide, year-round, nonprofit conservation and education organization with a mission to teach individuals to take personal responsibility for all their actions. Since our founding in 1985, the VYCC has served more than 5,000 young people from every county and nearly every town in Vermont. Today, the VYCC is Vermont’s leading environmental and educational organization that provides inspiring and rewarding work opportunities for young people.

We accomplish our mission by forming small teams of young people to work with highly-trained adult leaders and to complete meaningful work in communities throughout the state. Well known for its high-quality work and education programs, VYCC projects have a lasting impact on public land in ways that benefit Vermonters for years to come.

VYCC’s programs – firmly rooted in Vermont’s traditions and landscape – are designed to challenge, nurture, and teach.  Our three main programs include a six-month conservation program, a school program for at-risk students, and a working farm that provides food for food-insecure Vermonters. Within these programs, a wide array of specialized crews provide opportunities to join all-female leadership crews, leadership development crews for returning crew members, farm internship crews, crews for blind and visually impaired youth, and over two dozen “traditional” conservation crews. All crew members gain professional and academic experience while developing the self confidence and leadership skills needed to affect meaningful and lasting change.