About Our Organization

Each year, RMYC provides meaningful service and experiential education opportunities for over 800 young people ages 11-30 through four programs: Yampa Valley Science School, Youth Corps, Conservation Corps & Natural Resources Internship programs. We are the largest employer of youth in Northwest Colorado!

Our Mission 

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps engages young people in the outdoors, empowering them to use their strengths and potential to lead healthy, productive lives. They build resiliency in themselves, communities and ecosystems through teamwork, service and experiential education. 

Our Vision

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps will be the leader in the Northern and Central Rockies to provide diverse opportunities for young people to participate in outdoor based service and education for their growth, respect and responsibility to self, community and environment. We will do this through strong sustainable collaborations with project, program and funding partners.

Hard hats off to all of the youth and young adults who participated in RMYC programs in 2023! With over 235 project weeks, RMYC served over 850 youth and young adults through our four programs. Together, RMYC crews improved 1,621 acres of public lands; improved, maintained or constructed 705 miles of trails; removed or mitigated 15,797 trees; and more. In addition, our 302 AmeriCorps members earned $670,742 in education awards and we celebrated our 30th anniversary with over 200 friends. Read all about these accomplishments in our 2023 Annual Report.