This summer we plan to highlight several of the participants in the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps. This is the first of those stories and was provided by Mile High Youth Corps, a 21CSC program operator.

Jorge Lomas is a first-generation American, but spent much of his childhood growing up in Mexico. When he was 12 he moved permanently to Denver, CO.  In 2011, he became the first of his family to enroll in college, signing up for classes at Colorado State University.  As his first semester drew near, financial limitations forced him to withdraw and enroll in an Associates program at the Community College of Denver (CCD).

For the next two years, Jorge took classes and paid for school through work study and weekend jobs.  After two years of school he decided to look for other ways to further his development and help the environment while still saving for his education.  In the summer of 2013, he enrolled in the first term of service at Mile High Youth Corps as a member of the Summer of Service Land Conservation Program. Continue reading →