American YouthWorks

Our organization aims to provide young people a positive outlet to discover their strengths and receive beneficial job skills training in areas that will benefit them professionally while completing meaningful service projects throughout our community.

American YouthWorks is comprised of two unique programs, YouthBuild Austin & Texas Conservation Corps. Each offer a diverse array of job training options for young people to build skills through hands on service projects. YouthBuild Austin empowers opportunity youth, ages 16-24, to complete their high school education and vocational training in information technology, healthcare, and green construction. Texas Conservation Corps empowers young people, ages 16-28, to become the next generation of conservationists with specialized training and service projects in habitat restoration, public lands maintenance, disaster response, and coastal restoration.

American YouthWorks has the capacity to enroll 300+ members every year. Each member completes specialized training and service projects based on which career track they pursue in our programs.

YouthBuild Austin has courses and trainings that result in certifications in OSHA10, NCCER, CompTia Fundamentals, CompTia A+, Adobe Illustrator, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and Certified Health Worker (CHW). Construction students complete projects building tiny homes for the homeless and building renovations for low-income families. Information technology students complete projects for community organizations related to computer refurbishing, graphic design, and technical support. Healthcare students participate in community healthcare projects at senior living centers, child care facilities, pop-up clinics, and blood drives.

AYW Conservation Corps empowers young people through job skills training and education by completing service projects on public lands. Projects include trail building, invasive species management, coastal restoration, and historical preservation. Additionally, crews remain on-call to deploy with FEMA for state and national disasters. AYW Conservation Corps consists of Texas Conservation Corps(TxCC) which has operating sites in both Austin & Houston, and Louisiana Conservation Corps (LaCC) which operates out of Baton Rouge.

Our youth participants have logged over 1,035,462 hours of service to their community. We look forward to continuing our mission to provide young people with opportunities to build careers, strengthen communities, and improve the environment through education, on-the-job training, and service to others.