Steller Secondary School

After a successful pilot summer in 2007, the Youth Employment in Parks(YEP) program is currently gearing up for its 2008 summer season! The YEP program is a program of the Anchorage Parks; Recreation Department http://www.muni.org/parks and Alaska Youth for Environmental Action http://www.ayea.org, a program of the National Wildlife Federation. The goal of the YEP program is to positively engage a new generation of diverse youth leaders with the environment and the Anchorage community through meaningful training, employment, and outdoor recreation.

This summer the YEP program will expand to provide fifty teens and young adults a great job and education experience and help them develop important leadership skills. During the program youth will have awesome outdoor leadership experiences through fun recreation and meaningful service projects. YEP will empower teens to contribute to the health of our community and stay involved with decisions that affect our quality of life. Participants will have the option of either working on park improvement projects or helping lead recreation activities. Recruitment is currently underway for the 2008 YEP Crew.

Please help us spread the word for the following Municipality of Anchorage YEP positions we are looking to fill:

• 1 Expeditor (ages 18+), application deadline April 4th, 2008;
• 6 Crew Leaders (ages 18+), application deadline April 4th, 2008;
• 6 Assistant Crew Leaders (ages 17-20), application deadline April 18th, 2008; and
• 44 Crew Members (ages 16-18), application deadline April 25th, 2008.
  

Interested applicants should visit www.ayea.org/yep.html to receive information on positions, requirements, pay rates and to download applications. For general questions about the YEP program contact Chris Samia, the YEP program developer, at (907) 343-4518.

Thank you in advance for helping us reach out to a larger audience. THESE JOBS ARE FUN!

Sincerely,

Beth Nordlund
Director, Anchorage Park Foundation

ACAT needs compost tea maker …

Alaska Community Action on Toxics is looking for someone who wants to make and sell compost tea for us. The job is Thursday through Saturday, May 8 thru July 19. The tea making is three to four hours of work. The selling is a full day on Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market. We will also have starts to sell and alternatives to pesticide information to hand out. We would prefer someone with an organic gardening background, but an eager learner would work as well.

Contact Lydia Darby at ACAT on 907-222-7714 or lydia@akaction.net