Our Collective Impact:

Boosting Vermont’s Workforce

Serve Learn Earn by the Numbers

Together, we’re accomplishing more each year.

Since 2021, SLE has increased paid service and training weeks by more than 44%. Our programs have built a 12% increase in the number of participants and a 52% increase in total compensation provided.

We support a diverse spectrum of participants as they learn new skills and give back to Vermont.

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1,000 participants
ages 14+

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7,500 weeks of service and training

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300+ credentials of value

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$2.75M in participant wages and stipends

PARTICIPANTS BY AGE

2022-23 PARTICIPANTS AT A GLANCE

How Participants IdentifyNumberPercentage
Female21245%
Male17837%
Gender non-conforming, transgendered, or gender-expansive4610%
Prefer not to say/did not report408%

Helping All Vermonters and All of Vermont

Serve Learn Earn’s positive impact is being felt throughout Vermont, with participants representing 177 different towns and cities, and projects happening in 58 different communities around the state.

SLE Participants Hometowns

SLE Project Sites

Programs That Make a Difference.

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40 miles of trails improved

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34 acres of invasive plants removed

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68 public structures built

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6,600 kids taught in environmental education programs

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1,800 native plants and trees planted

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2,200 Vermonters provided with fresh produce

  • “I liked being able to take ownership over a project and finish a tangible output that can aid in conservation. It was valuable for me to learn about the range of other things that go into Audubon’s conservation work, especially shadowing multiple staff scientists.”

    Audubon Junior Conservation Tech Participant

  • “My carpentry experience at VYCC led to what I am doing now. It was like taking two semesters of school in carpentry. The emphasis on learning meant that I could get a feel for every part of the building process and enter the workforce as a not-so-green carpenter. I’m using what I learned with the Pro Build crew every day.”

    VYCC Pro Build Participant, 2022

  • “VYCC was the first time in my professional life that I’ve felt intellectually and physically stimulated on a regular basis. Farming education feels really right for me! I feel gratitude for all of you and the support you provided me with. I had such a positive and informative experience.”

    VYCC Farm Lead, 2023

  • “SLE has created opportunity and possibility at the intersection of Vermont’s greatest challenges - building a workforce, ensuring safe housing for all, and tackling climate change. They offer practical skills and a community of peers that is often unavailable to or hard to access by disconnected and disenfranchised Vermonters.”

    Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Vermont State Senator
    Chair, Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee

  • “Through our partnership with Serve Learn Earn we are building a dynamic workforce with the skills that will help us achieve our environmental and climate-related goals in Vermont. It’s a smart investment for the state to support training young people in the field of conservation”

    Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner
    Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation

  • “I’m going to be getting ready to finish up YouthBuild and figure out what’s next by taking the life skills we’ve learned from this program and taking them on to the next step in life. I’ve learned to just keep showing up”

    ReSOURCE YouthBuild Participant

  • “In addition to all the technical skills I learned, the support from Missy, the mentors, and especially the classmates was incredible. Without Trailblazers, I’m not certain I would have made a successful entry into the construction world.”

    VWW Trailblazer Participant

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Serve Learn Earn Annual Reports

Chart our growth and learn more about the impact we’ve had on Vermont.