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March 2013
COMMUNITY TRAINING WORKS! (CTW)
YOUNG AMERICAN CONSERVATION CORPS (YACC)
NEWSLETTER
Young American Conservation
Corps (YACC) Kicks Off…
2012 marked the launching of our conservation
corps program for 16 to 24 year olds. Two teams
have been formed each comprised of a Team
Leader and 3-10 paid and volunteer corps
members. Through intellectual and hands on
engagement, this type of service learning helps
foster confident corps members who become
valuable assets to their communities.
Broward County crew does a spectacular job repairing
fences. Steven Henry, Freddie McGowan, and Chris Butler
Conservation corps teams are available to service
nonprofit partners, cities, counties, state agencies
such as school boards, Parks and Rec and federal
agencies such as Fish and Wildlife, National Park
Service and environmental agencies in various
service as follows:
Trail Maintenance
Beach Restoration
Invasive Species Removal
Plantings
Farm Fence, Silt Fence
Mowing, clearing, weeding
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
CTW & YACC opened new offices at Driftwood Plaza
(Publix) on Highway A1A in Melbourne Beach in August.
Susan Murphy, Executive Director says “we have plenty
of room at our new offices and are very pleased with the
sunny and pleasant space.
We also reclaimed our garage!”
I am thankful to CTW for giving me a second chance,
they believed in me when nobody else did and now I
am rebuilding my life…Former Employee
In support of
nonprofits
locally,
members
joined United
Third Bridge’s
staff at the
th
500 Year
Celebration of
Juan Ponce de
Leon’s landing
in Melbourne
Beach parking
cars at the
Brevard County
Park across the
street from our
offices.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Micro Loan Program 0% Interest
There’s still BIG INTEREST in
No Interest Loan Program
among all employees!!
We are extremely proud to be able to offer financial
assistance to our employees. CTW loaned $24,064 to 25
employees distributed as shown in the graph below.
6%
2% 5%
HOUSING
TRANSPORTATION
32%
7%
FUEL
DRIVER'SLICENSEREPAIR
12%
Palm Beach County Crew right to left: Jason Jones, Chris
Shannon, Stephen Young, and Courtney Smith
Palm Beach is Highly Rated
Field Performance Ratings from FDOT were for the
fourth year in a row over 90% as the Crew received
an overall rating of 93% for FY 2012 – Super job!
LEGAL
7%
UTILITIES
29%
MEDICAL
FOOD
Leslie McDonald and Ronti Beasly from our St. Augustine
crew 2-1 and David Clark from Ft. Lauderdale crew have
completed their GED course and earned their diplomas!
WAY TO GO!!!!!
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CTW Welcomes Expertise in Fencing…..
Supervisor, Douglas Morris (right) joined CTW with
years of experience heading up multiple crews in larger
commercial operations. Pictured here with Crew Chief
Steven Henry (left) who also joined CTW with fencing
experience; they have maintained excellent production
and quality of work. Its anticipated that this contract will
receive an addendum!
Great job!
Freddie McGowan and Chris Butler of Broward Fencing Crew
joined us through a partnership with HOMES, Inc., a nonprofit
community development organization with a focus on housing for
young adults exiting foster care.
Terrance Tarpley,( pictured
right) Tampa crew,
performing vegetation services along US 301
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THE CORPS NETWORK
Corps Members attend TCN’s Annual
Conference in Washington, DC
“Attending the conference was motivating for
me as I love to work outdoors. I connected with other
young adults while listening to their wonderful success
stories. This inspired me to reach out and connect with
our local community including State Parks, National
Parks, Sanctuaries, and Environmental Programs. I am
very passionate about the kind of work that Conservation
Corps are involved in and can’t wait to get our YACC
crew up and running in our local community.”
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Also, in north FL, Matt Turner and Maurice Purifoy obtained
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certification class.
Administrative Assistants OJT graduates, Shane and Abbey (above)
are YACC’s Team Leaders and attended The National Corps
Network annual conference with Exec Dir, Susan.
Pictured above is corps member, Abbey with John
Brown reenacting his ancestor, Juan Ponce de Leon at
500th Anniversary Mass at Immaculate Conception
Church prior to local nonprofit, United Third Bridge’s
Celebration at landing site in Melbourne Beach.
Melissa has been with CTW administrative offices
for the past nine months and has successfully
completed an internship familiarizing herself with all
functions of our nonprofit operations including human
resources, youth development, bookkeeping and
assisting our Office Manager and Exec Director. Per
her own initiative, she applied for and was accepted
into the Study Abroad Internship Program to Dublin,
Ireland through the University of Central Florida!
Best wishes for her success as she leaves CTW to
explore new horizons.
“Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the
consciousness of having a task in life.”
~ Victor Frankl
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North Florida Various Services
Our St. Augustine crew covering Duval, Clay and Putnam counties. Our contract has been fully
utilized by the maintenance office, for vegetation services, sign washing, guardrail, RPM’s and object
markers as well as chain link fence installation.
Four crew members have exited the program this year, three of whom have obtained full time
jobs. Supervisor, Kevin Byers has successfully trained all four and is pictured above with two new CIT’s
(Crew In Training), Cody Skinner and Neil Reidenbaugh. We are proud of Kevin and former crew
chief, Leslie’s success in obtaining fire fighter and emergency management certifications this year.
Community Training Works (CTW), Inc. is a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit youth training initiative whose primary purpose is to
unleash the intelligence and positive energy low-income youth to rebuild their communities and their lives. CTW will
train, mentor, educate and place in employment youth, unemployed individuals, youth exiting foster care, homeless, in
employment in construction trades, other skill-based industries.
Young American Conservation Corps (YACC), a subsidiary of CTW, mission is to provide a Service Learning Experience
to young adults in areas of conservation purposefully maximizing their value to community and environment.
TO:
3830 South Highway A1A, Suite4#126
Melburne Beach, FL 32951
321-956-3940 phone
888-408-8275 fax
www.ctwfl.com