Talbot-Norfolk Triangle Park Patrol is another great program at Elmhurst Park this summer, co-sponsored by DEHC. The Park Patrol has two divisions: Junior Park Patrol for ages 12-14, and Park Patrol for ages 14-17.
Park Patrol employs 20+ youth to:
- Volunteer at the Nightingale community garden (to prepare for the 106 Norfolk garden)
- Learn how to champion green spaces
- Mentor youth and promote community greening
Junior Park Patrol employs 6+ youth to:
- Learn how to plant up to 20 spring-flowering trees to provide color along Norfolk Street from Codman Square to New England Ave. Trees are flowering and pink themed, provided by Urban Ecology Institute’s CityRoots program.
The Park Patrol youth will hold a free workshop on tree planting, open to the community, this fall, date TBA.
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. .jpg)
Boston Harbor Islands Partnership opportunities for young people to work—and learn—on the Boston Harbor Islands.
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.