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Round 2 Projects (Class 19A)
In the Southwest Region, Corps Members in the traditional Corps are placed on teams in one of four Units: Earth, Fire, Sun and Water. Each Unit has seven teams and is led by a Unit Leader who manages operations and provides guidance and support to the Team Leaders and Corps Members. Earth Unit: Kevin Rumery, 303-844-7424 Fire Unit: Jolie NeSmith, 303-844-7463 New York and New Jersey Various Teams– Hurricane Sandy Recovery with FEMA, NY and NJ. The teams will assist in ongoing recovery efforts f ollowing Hurricane Sandy, including but not limited to mucking and gutting storm-damaged homes.
Sun Unit: Vaughn Cottman, 303-844-7421 Water Unit: Sean Kuprevich, 303-844-7435 Water 6– Pike San Isabel National Forest, Lake George, CO. This fire management team will be fully trained and equipped as a type II hand crew to respond to fires. Earth 5– National Sports Center for the Disabled, Winter Park, CO. This team will work with the Center to teach adaptive ski and snowboard lessons to individuals with disabilities.
Arizona Sun 1– City of Casa Grande, Casa Grande, AZ. The NCCC team will continue a trail building project on Casa Grande Mountain. Earth 7– Roper Lake State Park & Slide Rock State Park (1/142/14), Sedona, AZ and City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department (2/15-3/22), Phoenix, AZ. At the State Parks, the team will engage in various environmental tasks including tree removal, footbridge rehabilitation, and orchard tree pruning. With City of Phoenix, the team will repair numerous miles or tra ils h eavily used by horse riders. The team will install erosion-control measures, trim trees, and to upkeep of existing buildings.
Missouri Sun 5– Truman Heritage Ha bitat for Humanity, Independence, MO. The team will help with the construction of a three bedroom home of approximately 1260 sq ft in size. Water 4– University of Missouri Extension, Kansas City, M O. The team will process intake of individuals requesting assistance, prepare tax returns, review and provide quality assurance, and tax close out. Water 7– Kansas City CASH Coalition- The team will help by greeting, sorting tax documents, preparing returns, checking accuracy and completion of tax forms, and complying with IRS standards.
Arkansas Sun 2 - Ouachita State Park, Mountain Pine, AR. The t eam will help with trail restoration and campsite renovation damaged by an F2 tornado in 2011.
New Mexico Water 1 - Boys and Girls Club of Farmington, NM. M embers will provide indiv idual and small group mentoring services to Club members, recruitment of Club members and additional volunteers.
Colorado Fire 1– Center Consolidated Schools, Center, CO. The AmeriC orps NCCC team will strengthen the capacity and delivery of academic and social programming both during and after school. Fire 4– El Paso County, Colorado Springs, CO. This fire management team will be t rained and equipped as a type II hand crew to respond to fires with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Wildland Fire C rew. Sun 5– West Generation Academy, Denver, CO. Members will provide one-on-one tutoring, small group instruction, informal math and reading assessments and constructive feedback on classwork. Earth 4– Marycrest Assisted Living and Mile High Ministries, Denver, CO. Members will visit with residents and plan and lead social and wellness activ ities. At MHM, the team will assist with construction and remodeling to expand transitional housing, civ il and legal representation services, and volunteer t raining facilit ies. Fire 7– Denver Asset Building Coalition, Denver, CO. The team will work to encourage good savings practices, U.S. Sav ing Bond purchases, and will become certified to prepare taxes. Earth 3– Denver Green School, Denver, CO. The team will be working in the school on coaching students in math and literacy, improving benchmark assessments, and helping with physical fitness and activity during recess periods. Sun 7– Metro Denver Habitat for Humanity and Food Bank of the Rockies, Denver, CO. Each week, the team will help construct a home this winter and working in the ReStore. The team will also help the Food Bank of the Rockies process and distribute food. Water 3– Piton Foundation, Denver, C O. This team will assist in outreach to low income families on the free tax preparation services. Additionally , the team will help with the tax preparation events as greeters, screeners, quality reviewers, and co-site coordinators. Sun 3– Arapahoe Roosevelt National Forest, Fort Collins, CO. This fire management team will be fully tra ined and equipped as a type II hand crew to respond to fires. Sun 6– Coalition for the Upper South Platte, Lake George, CO. The team will fell trees, c lear debris, and help with erosion prevention measures around the burned-scarred areas of Waldo Canyon in Colorado Springs.
Oklahoma Fire 6 - Central OK Habitat for Humanity, Oklahoma City, OK. The team will help with new home construction, rehabbing existing houses, and volunteer rec ruitment and retention. Water 5- Community Action Project Tulsa, OK. The team will help by greeting, sorting and preparing tax returns, checking accuracy and completion of tax forms, and conducting research. Texas Water 2– Big Bend National Park, Big Bend, TX. The t eam will be working on trail maintenance, willow plantings, grass restoration projects, and invasive spec ies removal. Earth 2– Campfire USA, Granbury, TX. The team will help with interpretiv e trail and programs, improve access to and number of trails, brush removal, and environmental education. Fire 5– Houston Parks & Recreation, TX. Team will remove invasive species and dead trees, plant native trees and plants, and construct demonstration garden beds in the greenhouse. Sun 4– Medina River Natural Area, San Antonio, TX. The team will help the staff with eradicating non-native species, removing trees and restoring natural grasslands for declining grassland bird populations, remove illegally-dumped trash, help schools obtain mini-grants to visit the Natural Area, and re-route sev era l trails that are suffering from erosion. Fire 3– Land Heritage Institute, San Antonio, TX. The NCCC team will assist in the implem entation of the construction of the LHI trail system, help ing with prescribed burns, feral hog trap installation, and other wildlife management practices. Sun 1– San Antonio Habitat for Humanity, San Antonio, TX. The NCCC team will help the San Antonio Habitat for Humanity on the construction of homes in San Antonio and with the volunteer recruitment, outreach, and hosting of volunteers on site. Fire 2– North Texas Area United Way, Wichita Falls, TX. Team Members will be helping prepare taxes, scheduling screenings, and serv ing as greet ers. Members will a lso be working with the local elementary school on mentoring, reading, exerc ising, and after-school activities.