Table 51–Summary of Forest Service human resource programs--fiscal year 1996

Table 51–Summary of Forest Service human resource programs--fiscal year 1996                  
                  Return per
  Program Value of work Persons     Work     dollar
  funding accomplished served Women Minority accomplished Placement   invested
  Million dollars Million dollars Number Percent Percent Person years Percent   Dollars
Youth Conservation Corps 1/ Unfunded 1.7 624 41 17 103 NA   1.42
Job Corps 2/ 95.7 21.5 9,060 18 45 3,874 77.4 3/ NA
Senior Community Service                  
Employment Program 2/ 25.8 40.9 5,128 41 22 2,455 14.2 1.58
Volunteers in the National            
Forests 4/ Unfunded 34.9 80,095 36 10 1,985 NA   NA
Hosted programs Unfunded 22.2 10,428 18 28 999 NA   NA
Youth forest camps 5/ Unfunded 0.1 53 40 32 6 NA   NA
Total 121.5 121.3 105,388 NA NA 9,422 NA   NA
1/ Funds were not directly appropriated for Youth Conservation Corps; the Congress earmarked not less than $1 million to be expended from funds available to the Forest                  
Service. The Forest Service operated a $1.2 million YCC program.                  
2/ Statistics for 1995 program year (July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996).                  
3/ Placement rate includes all students that enrolled in the program.                  
4/ Statistics include 222 Touch America Project (TAP) enrollees and 92 international volunteers.                  
5/ Operated as a summer program through partnership with the National Forest Foundation.                  

Last Updated on 9/18/97
By USDA Forest Service