Youth Environmental Training Institute opportunity – apply now!
The National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) is accepting applications from qualified teens, aged 16–19 from across the country, to attend its 10th annual “Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute”, to be held August 12–21, 2011, in Glorieta, New Mexico for free.
The Institute is an intensive, science-based, residential, and highly educational 10 day program to be held in Northern New Mexico this August. Using classroom and outdoor settings, the Institute is designed to help create the environmental leaders of tomorrow by educating, engaging, and inspiring youth, especially Latinos and other minorities, to a range of environmental, natural resource and energy topics. It is also designed to provide information on the many college and career opportunities in the environment, and to strongly urge students to pursue these careers in the future. Continue Reading »
Youth Environmental Education and Career Fair at Northeastern: Tuesday!
Boston youth are invited to the 4th Annual Youth Environmental Education and Career Fair at Northeastern University’s Curry Center, on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 from 12pm-4pm.
~ The Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition will be recruiting at this event.~
This is an opportunity for young people in Boston, either with previous work experience in the environmental field or seeking such opportunities for the first time, to connect with Continue Reading »
Membership and Communications Assistant
The Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition (DEHC) is seeking a Membership & Communications Assistant to help coordinate membership and manage the dehc.org website, information dissemination and media efforts. This position Continue Reading »
DEHC Co-Sponsoring Talbot-Norfolk Triangle Park Patrol
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.
youth leadership summit: deadline 4/30
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.
Youth 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
Greater 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 Continue Reading »
Work with The Food Project – deadline to apply March 19
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!
Youth 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.
Teen Environmental Job Fair Feb. 16
FREE – Teen Environmental Job Fair features employers seeking young people who are interested in the environmental field.
Jobs for ages 16-22, noon to 4 PM, Maverick Landing Meeting Room, 31 Liverpool Street, East Boston
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