ABOUT YOUTH CLIMATE CORPS BC
WHO WE ARE
Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC) supports young people to take community-based climate action with employment and training opportunities that combine living-wage compensated work with job readiness and leadership training. Through program terms designed to meet community and participant needs, youth aged 17–30 lead and support projects that reduce emissions, build community resilience, and advance climate justice.
Rooted in B.C., our model contributes to a growing national movement for youth-led climate action and workforce development. Participants gain valuable job experience, career development skills, and professional networks while making tangible contributions to a fair and livable future.
We envision a fair and livable future for all where youth lead transformative climate action, shaping
resilient, equitable communities and a healthy planet for generations to come.
Youth Engagement
We are an intergenerational organization that serves youth and supports youth agency through mentorship, leadership development, and meaningful participation in decision- making. YCCBC creates pathways for ongoing input and partnership, ensuring youth perspectives shape our work and strengthen collective impact.
Equity Driven
We use an equity-driven approach across all organizational practices, programs and partnerships. We are committed to creating fair, inclusive, and accessible opportunities at all levels, including providing living-wage employment, and to fostering conditions for greater equity in communities.
Community-
Based
We build trust-based partnerships with communities to respond to local needs, while providing youth with place-based work opportunities that build climate leadership and strengthen community resilience.
Responsive and Innovative
We stay attuned to emerging needs and opportunities, adapting our strategies and embracing innovation in collaboration with communities, funders, and governments to support a resilient future for youth and communities.
Our Story
Youth Climate Corps (YCC) began in 2020 as a program of Wildsight. The inaugural crew launched in Nelson, BC, with fourteen youth working for four months on climate action projects.
In 2021, the program evolved into Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC), establishing a provincial structure to expand youth-led climate action across British Columbia. While Wildsight continues to deliver programs in the Columbia Basin, YCCBC now leads provincial coordination and supports regional program delivery through partnerships with local organizations.
A major milestone came in 2024, when YCCBC received multi-year funding from the Government of British Columbia, enabling the program to grow its reach and impact across the province.
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