**Enrollment Open for January 2025**
Age | 16-24 |
Location | Based out of Sisters/Redmond – supporting students throughout Bend, Sisters, Redmond Madras, Warm Springs, Culver, & Prineville |
Program Length | 9-12 months core program then 12 months of follow-up services |
Compensation | Starting at $360/pay period |
Scholarship Award | $1,956 |
Education Provided | High School Diploma, Credit Recovery, GED, College Prep, & possible Career Track Certifications |
How to Apply:
1. Apply Online (Click Here)
2. Staff will contact you
3. Attend a required Pre-Enrollment Info Session
4. Be invited to Interview
5. Mental Toughness Orientation –100% attendance is required during this two-week orientation
NOTE: *School referrals required for students coming from Redmond & Jefferson County School Districts.*
Application Deadline: January 17, 2025
Pre-Enrollment Information Sessions*
- TBD
*NOTE: Applicants from Redmond and Jefferson County School Districts must have a referral from their school before attending a pre-enrollment information session.
Interview Dates: TBD
Winter Cohort Start Date (start of Mental Toughness): January 27, 2005
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To fill out a paper application, select the PDF Download link below and submit to our Bend or Prineville office location.
YouthBuild: unleashing the intelligence and positive energy of young people to rebuild their communities and their lives
What is Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild?
YouthBuild members transform their lives and roles in society through earning their GED, high school diploma, or college credits, learning job skills, and serving their community through building affordable housing or working at childcare facilities in Central Oregon. Members in our program divide their time between classroom, field, and leadership development. As stated by YouthBuild USA Co-Founder, John Bell, "YouthBuild seeks to join with others to help build a movement toward a more just society in which respect, love, responsibility, and cooperation are the dominant unifying values, and sufficient opportunities are available for all people in all communities to fulfill their own potential and contribute to the well-being of others."
- YouthBuild requires a minimum 12-month daily commitment, Monday-Friday, 8am – 3pm. Youth will be recruited from Madras, Warm Springs, Prineville, Sisters, and Redmond, with our main campus located between Sisters and Redmond. Public transportation is available to the Cloverdale location.
- YouthBuild has an alternating schedule; students are in the classroom - working on GED/high school completion, leadership skills, and vocational training. In the construction field youth will be building, repairing, renovating homes, and learning apprenticeship skills. In the field of Child and Youth Development, they will be working in childcare facilities – assisting teachers and learning positive development skills and practices.
- All youth will work towards earning service hours towards an AmeriCorps Education Award/Scholarship for college or vocational school.
- Youth earn a small stipend during the program for work in the classroom and on the construction/childcare site. This stipend increases with positive work ethic, attendance, and clean drug tests.
