Youth Leadership Summit – nomination deadline April 30
Nominate young people to attend the World Wide Waldens Youth Leadership Summit, May 20 -21, at Walden Pond in Lincoln, MA. Scholarships are available for the $50 fee. Helen Christou at the Boston Youth Environmental Network has offered to provide transportation if many young people from Boston want to attend. The nomination deadline is April 30. Contact Susan Frey for information, 781-259-4712.
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youth leadership summit: deadline 4/30
April 27th, 2010Youth Jobs on the Boston Harbor Islands! Apply by 4/15/10
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Boston Harbor Islands Partnership opportunities for young people to work—and learn—on the Boston Harbor Islands.
The Island Ambassadors program of the National Park Service and Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center offers full-time summer employment opportunities for Greater Boston youth, ages 15 – 18. Island Ambassadors explore careers in science and environment, gain leadership skills, and participate in environmental stewardship and public outreach. Applications are due April 15th, visit their website here.
Geneva Cliffs Youth Environment Team – apply by 4/1/10
March 23rd, 2010Greater Four Corners Action Coalition’s
Geneva Cliffs Youth Environment Team – Summer 2010 Youth Job Description
Responsibilities: 8-10 Youth Environment Team members will work outdoors in “natural areas” at Geneva Cliffs Urban Wild and other nearby parks in Bowdoin/Geneva and Four Corner, Dorchester. Members will learn about the environment as they take on conservation projects like trail up-keep, landscaping, and » Read more: Geneva Cliffs Youth Environment Team – apply by 4/1/10
Work with The Food Project – deadline to apply March 19
March 16th, 2010
The Food Project is currently hiring youth ages 14-17 to work 6.5 weeks, Jul 6-Aug 18. Youth earn $200 per week (before taxes), get a t-pass for transportation and also earn a 40 hr volunteer credit to use toward high school graduation requirements.
Hours are 9 AM to 4:30 PM, Mon through Fri, and you must be able to work all 6 and a half weeks. Youth participate in workshops each week, covering issues of diversity awareness, hunger and homelessness, sustainable agriculture, and personal reflection. Deadline: Mar 19.
Contact Sonal, 781-259-8621 x23, visit http://thefoodproject.org/jobs for online application or go to the office at 555 Dudley Street. There are also other (non-youth) staff positions available.
Youth Conservation Corps – hiring for this summer!
March 15th, 2010Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) – Hiring teens and adults for this summer!
Boston Natural Areas Network is looking for teens age 15-17 to work this summer along the Neponset and East Boston Greenways and in Boston’s Urban Wilds. Teens must be registered with the Mayor’s HopeLine/Boston Youth Fund – registration through March 15th at www.bostonyouthzone.com. For information click here or contact Candice Cook at candice@bostonnatural.org, 617-542-7696 x16. We also have positions for 4 Milton teens through special funding.
In addition, we are looking for energetic adult staff to work with these teens, please see the job description by clicking here.
