Author: Irvin Jerry

"The staff at YCC motivated me to stick out." Heaven came to YCC in September of 2022 after having some challenges in the traditional high school setting. She was behind…

The need to provide food to our communities seems never ending...but pantries like the Giving Point Food Pantry in Winthrop Harbor are there to help those in need.  This past…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgKCLChxjEU Thanks to the generous women of Impact 100, our learning lab construction is underway!  Our learning labs will allow us to provide extensive training to our members in the…

As in years past, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) provided volunteers at a number of sites in Waukegan in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January…

This month, our YCC’s Cultural Committee held its first event of the year for our YCC members! The focus of the event was discovering the meaning and significance of the song "We…

“This place is a good place for the community,” said Chris Coburn, a YCC alumnus, when he returned to YCC last month as a guest speaker. On his visit, he…

Over the past year, the futures of 113 youth facing challenges in Lake County are brighter because they received education, workforce readiness, and life skills training from Youth Conservation Corps…

We had the honor of having State Senator Adrienne Johnson and State Representative Rita Mayfield on a site visit of YCC and YouthBuild Lake County on October 26th, 2022.  The purpose…

Monday's Waukegan City Council meeting had a special meaning for Youth Conservation Corps, as Mayor Ann Taylor and the Council members honored YCC for another year's service on Operation Clean…

  While Operation Clean Sweep is nearing its’ close in early October, there’s still plenty of work to do in various wards around the city of Waukegan. This past Friday,…