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The Food Project (TFP) has announced that youth can begin
applying for 2014 summer jobs. Applications are due by March 7,
2014 and may be made through either an online or a paper process.
Going well beyond "something to do" in the summer and "a way to get
some cash," The Food Project employment teaches youth about cultivating
the land, networking with organizations that help others and following
pathways in support of TFP principles including sustainability.
Applications to The Food Project's 2014 Summer Youth Program are open
on March 7, 2014. The seven-week program employs youth on urban and
suburban farms in Lincoln and Roxbury MA. Applications can
be turned in online or by paper (must request those from TFP
offices). Rules on who can apply include age and grade level
completed. Best to go to their website or contact them
directly.
http://www.thefoodproject.org/syp
Email syp@thefoodproject.org
Call 781-259-8621 x23.
Youth Returning from the Fields
The Food Project's nationally recognized Youth Programs combine
agriculture, enterprise, and service to create a rigorous, practical,
and integrated experience for teens from Greater Boston and the North
Shore of eastern Massachusetts. During the program, they will:
- cultivate our urban and suburban farmland
- participate in workshop
- work with local hunger relief organizations
- lead volunteers in the fields, and
- Endeavor to expand community food access.
On
completing the summer program (SYP), youth who continue to work with
TFP can participate in their Academic Year Program (AYP) and the
Internship Program. (Although youth who work as interns are not
required to first complete AYP, the vast majority follow this track.)
AYP participants spend Saturdays and weekend afternoons learning more.
- acquiring knowledge of sustainable agriculture and food justice
- building public speaking and job readiness skills
- participating in hands-on projects that further the mission of The Food Project
The Food Project is committed to diversity that crosses geographic,
socioeconomic, and racial boundaries. So they follow a youth
hiring strategy designed to bring together a diverse group of youth and
adults in order to cultivate mutual understanding across
difference.
And
notes Danielle Andrews, Boston Greenhouse Manager, "Our youth are not
simply enrolled in an enrichment program; they work hard, learn
important lessons, and have fun together. All youth are paid for their
work. Earning a paycheck instills in them a sense of
responsibility while providing economic support and incentive."
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Posted: Jan 26, 2014 Nancy J Conrad
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