Youth Employment in Parks
by Anchorage Park Foundation

Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) is a 10 week summer program that hires Anchorage teens to complete park improvement projects. Teens learn natural resource management job skills by building trails and restoring stream banks while increasing civic engagement, environmental awareness, and leadership skills. YEP is designed to positively engage a new generation of diverse young leaders as conservation stewards of public lands through meaningful job training, employment and education.

OfferingsOfferings
  • Other : Youth Employment program
AudiencesAudiences
  • 10th Grade Students / Youth, 11th Grade Students / Youth, 12th Grade Students / Youth, Pre-Service Educators/College Students
LocationLocation
    Other Location
TimingTiming
    Summer
ThemesThemes
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat)
  • Environmental Justice
  • Food Systems/Nutrition
  • Outdoor Learning
  • Water
  • Workforce Development
Academic AlignmentAcademic Alignment
    This program/offering is not correlated to any academic standards.
LanguagesLanguages
    English
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