Vermont Youth Conservation Corps: A first-job trailblazer

Students working for the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps include, seated from left, Gavin Waite, crew leaders Samantha Travis and Jerad Fisher, and, standing from left, Damian and Ashley Dierkes. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO — Most teenagers looking for first jobs are limited to baby-sitting or stocking shelves.
“There are a couple of stores that maybe will take you,” 16-year-old Gavin Waite said, “but you can’t work at a gas station because yo