Youth Programs
Groundwork trusts work with young people to develop job and leadership skills by engaging them in community based environmental projects as staff and volunteers. Many Groundwork trusts have Green Teams, or youth employment programs for high school students. These students will undertake multiple projects that aim to improve the environment of their own communities, while learning about and exploring their National Parks. Working with a Green Team is not merely a summer activity: it provides many teens with their first paid work experience, allowing them to participate in job training as well as environmental service learning. The small group size allows the Green Teams to focus on the quality of the work they produce and the education they receive. Green Teams cultivate leadership and citizenship, both on the trails of National Parks and on the streets of their own home towns. Click here for our Green Team Newsletter archive.