10A • September 4, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Youth corps program provides an
educational outdoor work experience
Community crews partner
with regional agencies to
enhance the environment
Helping Hands
marks 14 years
of supporting
the homeless
Community members gather for
dinner theater, concert
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
By Katherine Lacaze
The sound of shovels, axes
and brush cutters interrupted an
otherwise serene setting at Elk
Meadows Park near Manzanita
on Aug. 12. A small local crew
from Northwest Youth Corps
OutDoor Oregon Program was
busy uprooting Himalayan
blackberry bushes, Scotch broom
and other invasive species.
Occasionally conversation or
laughter would mix with the sound
of power tools.
“We keep it lighthearted, but
we work hard,” crew leader and
Seaside resident Jason Jones said.
Conceived in 2009, the Out-
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years were funded by federal
stimulus money from the Amer-
ican Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act, Program Director Tom
Helmer said. Now the program is
largely supported by project part-
ners and grant money.
Crews completed concurrent
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to July 17 and from July 27 to Aug.
28. In addition to Seaside and As-
toria, there were crews in Eugene,
Salem, Corvallis, the Portland area
and Coos Bay this year.
The two Clatsop County
crews, from Seaside and Asto-
ria, worked at locations along
the coast from the Long Beach
Peninsula to Nehalem. Their part-
ners included the trust, the North
Coast Land Conservancy, the
Lewis and Clark National His-
torical Park and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. The Elk Mead-
ows project was undertaken in
conjunction with the Lower Ne-
halem Community Trust.
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Jason Jones of Seaside was a
crew leader for both the Sea-
side and Astoria crews from
Northwest Youth Corps OutDoor
Oregon Program this summer.
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Each crew worked for five weeks, concurrently, on projects in partner-
ship with various public and nonprofit land management agencies.
Crew members invited in 2016
As an AmeriCorps grantee,
the Northwest Youth Corps re-
ceives financial support to cover
the cost of the program leaders.
One of the greatest challeng-
es the program faces in the area
is recruiting youth. Usually, the
program tries to recruit 10 youth
Seaside working with the North
Coast Land Conservancy on inva-
sive species removal and clearing
banks along the Skipanon River.
The crew then moved on to
Elk Meadows on the eastern edge
of Manzanita’s Urban Growth
Area acquired in 2013 through
a partnership of the city of Man-
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Nehalem Community Trust. The
property had previously been
considered for a subdivision.
The trust is managing the park
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The “Seaside” crew consisted time it will be transferred to the
of Jones, Senekham and teens city, according to Max Broderick,
Daniel Stamp, 16, of Astoria; the trust’s stewardship coordinator.
Jason Miller, 16, of Knappa; and An aspect of the trust’s land man-
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agement policy in the area includes
Calling themselves the “Five enhancing the natural habitat
Guys,” a play on the title of a through invasive species removal,
popular fast-food chain special- tree planting and trail creation.
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the program they met at Sea- addressed these tasks.
side High School each morning
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two weeks at Circle Creek near here and we live having them.”
for each crew, or five per team
leader, but both local crews were
under capacity this summer. That
doesn’t limit the type of work
the groups can do, crew leader
Justin Senekham said, but rather
the amount of tasks they can
accomplish on location.
The takeaway
For crew members, the pro-
gram was intended to be an ed-
ucational experience in addition
to offering seasonal employ-
ment. Each work day included
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curriculum addressing outdoor
education topics — such as for-
estry, geology, environmental
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resolution. The program teaches
transferable skills useful in any
industry, such as creating a ré-
sumé, teamwork, punctuality and
accountability.
“It’s setting them up for fu-
ture employment,” Jones said.
In addition to academic credit
and a $1,000 stipend, the program
offers incentives such as a $20 per
week bonus for attendance and
$20 per week bonus for worksite
safety, so each participant can
earn up to an additional $200.
For the upcoming 2016 sea-
sons, Helmer said, they hope to
better “spread the word” about
the program.
To learn more about North-
west Youth Corps, visit www.
nwyouthcorps.org/ or the orga-
nization’s Facebook page.
The Seaside crew members
said land conservation and love of
the outdoors played a role in their
decision to participate in the pro-
gram, but each had personal moti-
vations as well.
For Mathews, the program
gave him a chance to work in spite
of his age. “It’s kind of hard to get
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Miller said he was searching
“for a job that looked interesting.”
He learned about the OutDoor Or-
egon Program, and found it similar
to a program he enjoyed last year.
Stamp, who participated in
OutDoor Oregon last year, said it
was convenient for him to return,
as the second session convenient-
ly started days after a previous
job ended. It provides “a different
diversity than any other job,” in
terms of job activities and co-
workers, he said. Those elements
allowed the crew members — the
Five Guys — to bond in an un-
common and memorable way.
“It seemed more like a ‘broth-
ership,’” Stamp said.
Eleven years ago Helping Hands Reentry
Outreach Center launched with the goal of
changing public perception about the home-
less. Since that time, the Seaside-based non-
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house to eight re-entry homes and a relief cen-
ter for the homeless. They operate in Seaside,
Yamhill, Lincoln and Tillamook counties.
These accomplishments were honored at
the outreach center’s event “Angels Among
Us” Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Seaside Civic
and Convention Center. The celebration, pre-
sided over by Executive Director Alan Evans,
served as the kickoff for Helping Hands’ “Ev-
eryone Has a Story” campaign.
“Every person that we meet has a story, and
it’s a painful, unbelievable story of sadness,
heartache and lack of resources to change their
life,” he said. “We’re hoping to change poli-
cy now on how communities deal with their
homeless populations.”
The campaign will use data compiled by
the organization about the cost of programs
and services and who is being helped, as well
as videos of interviews with former clients. Ev-
ans said the campaign is a critical focus for the
organization because it shows the community
the true face of homelessness and might help
“paint a picture of the possibility of a solution.”
Local performer Miss LuRain Penny en-
tertained the packed house with a cabaret-style
presentation full of music and musings. Ac-
companied by Astoria musician and composer
Peter Unander, Miss Penny performed songs
based on her life experiences and a personal
philosophy that encompasses the ideal of liv-
ing a life uninvaded by anything except love,
she said.
With 201 people in attendance, the Helping
Hands surpassed its goal, Development Direc-
tor Joyce Stuber said.
After Miss Penny’s performance, Help-
ings Hands was presented with two dona-
tions, $3,000 from U.S. Bank Foundation and
$20,000 from Providence Seaside Hospital.
Attendees also could make one-time dona-
tions or long-term commitments.
The convention center then was cleared
and set up for a blues concert starring Junk-
Belly, of Wenatchee, Wash. The concert was
alcohol-free and open to the public at no cost.
The Boneyard Horns also performed.
The dinner theater was sponsored by Prov-
idence Seaside Hospital, U.S. Bank and Pacif-
iCorp. The concert was sponsored by Awak-
enings by the Sea, the Hi-Tide Ocean Beach
Resort and the Ebb-Tide Resort. Numerous
community members and groups also contrib-
uted to the event.
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