YOUTH BUILD
Heart of Oregon Corps – YouthBuild
SISTERS, OR – Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild
program made a big impact on local veterans who
experience homelessness in 2021. Working with
partner Hayden Homes, students framed walls for
single-unit tiny house structures as part of their
BOLI pre-apprenticeship construction training and
AmeriCorps service.
The Bend Heroes Foundation project completed a
total of 15 single units for veterans who did not
previously have shelter with a wide range of partners
like Heart of Oregon Corps.
The construction cohort of 16-24 yr old pre-
apprenticeship
participants
from
Deschutes,
Jefferson, and Crook counties also completed a
duplex in collaboration with Sisters Habitat for
Humanity. The program will soon begin building a new
single-family home in the Madras Yarrow Subdivision.
In 2022, Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild pre-
apprenticeship cohort will also work with Hayden
Homes on another tiny home village with new
partner, Oasis Village. The Redmond-based project is
slated for winter 2022 and will support individuals
and families without stable housing.
Collaboration Opportunities
Employers with the capacity to join Heart of
Oregon’s Employer Advisory Council will support
youth with appearances at an alumni job fair, mock
interviews, and fundraising events such as Farm to
Fork (June 2nd, 2022) and Endless Summer Nights
(Sep. 17, 2022).
Employers
interested
in
offering
mentorship,
materials, and funds to support career development
for Central Oregon youth in the trades are invited to
contact HOC employees below.
Bruno Arellano, Advocate & Mentorship Coordinator
Shelley Bronson, YouthBuild Construction Manager
Jennifer Kohl, Development Director
*Heart of Oregon Corps is an umbrella organization supporting
the YouthBuild program as well as AmeriCorps conservation
corps, Stewardship (youth employment opportunity in waste
management and sustainability), the HOC Thrift Store, Camp
LEAD, and Central Oregon’s Youth Conservation Corps.
~ Natalie Akers