Environmental Education & Employment Showcase
John Connolly presents BYEN Awardees with City Council Resolutions. More here.
BYEN Awards - View profiles of the awardees who were honored at the BYEN Showcase, October 28th
BYEN Receives Grant from DCR for Urban Youth Park Stewardship Program: Press Release
EVENTS
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BYEN Supervisor Training Institute
June 26, 27 & 28
8:30AM - 3PM
Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse, Boston, MA
Learn more and register here.
- Environmental Education Learning Community - As a member of the BYEN Learning Community, you will receive professional development opportunities and training in the areas of informal science education and youth development through a series of four workshops. There will be a special opportunity for members who attend all four workshops to apply for a mini-grant that may cover the cost of transportation to an approved environmental field learning experience.
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Youth Events
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BYEN Youth Networking Dinners - 4:30PM - 6PM at BYEN Office
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March 14th, Focus Group with BYEN Pathway of Environmental Learning Project Coordinator
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April 11th, Special Guest: EPA Regional Administrator Curt Spalding
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May 16th, Program To Be Announced
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The 180°: Youth United For The Environmental Turnaround: July 17, 2012, 11:30AM - 4PM, Worcester, MA, North High School
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MA Youth Environmental Leadership Institute
August 21, 22 & 23
Noble View Outdoor Center
Russell, MA
Youth Jobs Campaign Important Dates
BYEN is active in the Youth Jobs Coalition, a statewide coalition in Massachusetts working for sustainable youth jobs funding and youth leadership. Click here for a list of this year's Youth Jobs Campaign important dates. |
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5/17/2012
 
November 13, 2012 marks an enormous milestone in the history of UTEC. With the help of the so many different supporters, including our staff and teens, we are proud to open our newly completed home to the public for the first time! This home has been our dream since first opening our doors in 1999. We look forward to celebrating this unique moment with all our supporters!
Tour & Reception - 4:00 to 6:30pm
Formal Program - 6:30 to 8:00pm
Our new home:
- Doubles our capacity to serve the most disconnected youth in our communities.
- Is home to the only youth run café in the area.
- Will provide rentable space to the Lowell community.
- Was built in 1839, and is expected to be the oldest LEED Platinum certified building in the country!
Tickets are now available for our celebration happening on November 13th.
- Grand Opening Tours and Reception – reception with light refreshments, detailed tours, cooking demonstrations, meet and greet with our youth who worked alongside our building contractors - $45
- Grand Opening Formal Program - formal program including youth performances and teen speakers, other luminaries to be announced, auction items, and locally sourced food prepared and served by UTEC's Fresh Roots Catering program - $125
- Combo Ticket (Tour, Reception, and Formal Program) - $150
*Please inquire about the availability of discounted tickets for organizational partners and our youth’s family members.
Download the ticket and sponsorship order form here.
Madison Park Development Corporation
Service Description
LISC AmeriCorps Member
Through a partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s (LISC) AmeriCorps program, Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) is pleased to seek applications for aCommunity Action Youth Programs Assistant, a summer position which will support our Community Action department’s youth development activities. This quarter-time position (450 hours total, 30–40 hours per week for 10–15 weeks) will strengthen the MPDC Community Action team’s commitment to promoting positive opportunities for youth development, and will afford the AmeriCorps member opportunities to participate in training, team-building, and professional development activities with fellow AmeriCorps members while earning a $2,500 stipend and a $1,415 education award, which can be used for qualifying tuition expenses and/or student loan repayment.
The Community Action Youth Programs Assistant at Madison Park Development Corporation will be responsible for assisting with:
1) the daily operations of, outreach for, and program expansions at the Public Internet Center, a community technology center that provides open access, computer instruction, and multimedia production opportunities to local residents, with a focus on youth and young adults
2) supervising and coordinating our arts-based summer youth employment program, which creates summer jobs for 20 local teens, who work on projects that positively impact the community
3) implementing the development of a new series of youth leadership trainings and excursions to facilitate teen participants’ skill-building and exposure to new experiences
The position will also include providing outreach, planning, and programming support for upcoming Community Action events, such as National Night Out Against Crime. The position is available late May through August 31st, and the schedule and start/end dates are flexible.
Member Benefits
Members will earn a stipend of $2,500 for 450 hours.Upon successful completion of the service term, members will be eligible for a $1,415 education award to pay off existing student loans or return to school.Members are invited to attend monthly meetings and trainings hosted by the local LISC office. Madison Park Development Corporation will also make additional training opportunities available.
Minimum Qualifications
w High school degree, GED certificate, or agreement to achieving GED within the year
w Minimum of 18 year of age, U.S. citizen, or permanent resident status
w Desire and ability to work with a diverse group of people, particularly those living in low-income neighborhoods
w Ability to work independently and in a team environment
w A passion for community development, community organizing, youth empowerment, and social justice
w Experience organizing or assisting with implementing events or campaigns in a campus or community environment
w Good written and oral communication skills, and a willingness to conduct effective community outreach (through flyering, making phone calls, attending community meetings, etc.)
w Strong computer skills (experience with social media and/or multimedia production would be a plus)
w An interest in or experience with youth jobs, community-based arts, designing and facilitating educational workshop and events, and/or promoting technology access would be beneficial, but are not required
w Ability to work a flexible schedule (some nights and weekends may be required)
w CORI and FBI checks are required
Please send submissions by May 25th to:
Angela Kelly
Assistant Director of Community Action
Madison Park Development Corporation
184 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Applications should include a cover letter, resume, brief writing sample, and three references. Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis; please apply or inquire as soon as possible.
LISC & Madison Park Development Corporation promote equal opportunity in selecting AmeriCorps members. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the selection process.
Madison Park Development Corporation is one of the nation's first community-based, non-profit organizations to independently develop affordable housing for low and moderate income residents. MPDC created a model of resident-led community development, and has evolved to become a comprehensive agency promoting the full revitalization and redevelopment of the Dudley Square area of Roxbury. With resident leadership and community partnerships, MPDC has undertaken numerous programs to address the social and economic needs of the community and has endeavored to link all of its efforts into a sustainable, holistic approach to revitalizing our target area. The Madison Park Community Action program currently has four areas of focus, promoting civic engagement, resident leadership development, violence prevention and public safety, and positive opportunities for youth development. The LISC AmeriCorps Member will support our Community Action efforts that are especially geared toward youth, providing outreach, educational, and administrative assistance at our Public Internet Center, assisting with coordination of our arts-based summer youth employment program, and helping with planning and outreach for special events, such as summer leadership trainings and National Night Out Against Crime. http://www.madison-park.org/community-action
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to help community-based organizations revitalize underserved neighborhoods. Since 1980, LISC has invested more than $9.7 billion that has leveraged an additional $31.3 billion to build or rehabilitate 271,000 affordable homes and develop 40 million square feet of retail, community and educational space nationwide in efforts to Build Sustainable Communities. This strategy extends to the LISC AmeriCorps program where we support placing AmeriCorps Members with local non-profit partners to assist in local efforts to revitalize underserved neighborhoods across America creating vibrant places for people to live, work, and play. LISC’s AmeriCorps program seeks to attract talented individuals to serve for one year to help build organizational capacity and is committed to providing opportunities for people to serve where they live. www.lisc.org
Outdoor Leadership Training for Teachers!
The Appalachian Mountain Club’s Youth Opportunities Program (YOP) is offering an Outdoor Leadership Training just for teachers! This training will teach you the skills you need to lead outdoor trips with youth. No experience is required! Graduates become YOP Members and benefit from all of YOP’s services including free equipment use, trip planning assistance, participation in Youth Adventures, and discounted lodging.
Training Dates: August 7-10, 2012
Pre-Trip Meeting: August 2, 4:30-8:30 PM (AMC – Boston)
Training Focus: Camping & Day Hikes
Cost: $120 (scholarships are available!)
Next Step Living Hiring
Part-Time Outreach Asssistants
Location: Boston, MA/Greater Boston Area
Summary: Next Step Living is a socially-conscious, environmentally focused, results-driven company dedicated to helping our customers lower their energy bills, increase the comfort of their homes, and reduce their carbon footprint.
We need positive and outgoing people that share our values to staff Next Step Living community and private outreach events.
The Outreach Assistants will be reaching out to and engaging event attendees to educate them on our no-cost Home Energy and Solar Assessment programs. If event attendees qualify for our program, Outreach Assistants will collect contact information and schedule assessments. Full training will be provided as well as all promotional materials and AV equipment for properly displaying at events. Part-time hours and flexibility required with high earning potential available. Driven, energetic and passionate people will be the ones to excel.
Must be available to work 4-6 hour events on weekends. There are only limited weekday events available. A car is required to transport promotional materials and to travel to different event locations. High energy and high producing people will be allowed to staff more events. Compensation is $12-15 per hour plus a incentive based bonus.
The BYEN Supervisor Training Institute will be held on June 26th, 27th and 28th and will run from 8:30am - 3:00pm at the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse. Health Resources In Action's B.E.S.T. Initiative will facilitate the training.
Upon completion of the institute, participants will receive a certificate of completion from The B.E.S.T. Initiative of Health Resources in Action (HRIA).
Trainers and guest speakers will deliver training content, advice and tips directly from the field that will prepare supervisors to work with youth in environmental programs according to the youth development approach and methods. Participants will be invited into the Boston Youth Environmental Network community for access to resources and connections supporting professional growth.
Register for the 2012 BYEN Supervisor Training Institute here.
Any questions may be directed to Helen at hchristou@environetwork.org or (617)345-5322 ext. 110. 5/7/2012
BYEN will host the Environmental Career Symposium at the Summit
Professionals from the Clean
Energy/Clean Tech, Natural Resource Conservation, and Community Action fields will meet face-to-face with high school students and young adults to share information about their occupations, the basic skills and requirements necessary for pursuing opportunities in their field.
Career Speakers from: Renew Boston, Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, Nuestra Comunidad CDC, Zapotec, Energy Inc., ISES, Integrative Sustainability and Environmental Solutions, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, Student Conservation Association, The Trustees of Reservations, Earthwatch, New England Regional Council of Carpenters, Nuestra Comunidad CDC, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Alliance for Climate Education, Boston Climate Action Network, Roots of Success, Byggmeister Associates, FastCAP and more!
Clcik here for the program, list of workshops, speakers and to register!
Program Practices That Support Youth To Staff Transitions
May 23, 2012
9:00AM-12:00PM
Trainers: Design Studio For Social Intervention
Location: Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA
Click here for directions.
As youth engage in program and employment experiences year after year they gain skills and knowledge that qualify them for informal and formal leadership positions. This interactive training will provide strategies for building leadership from a new perspective and retaining the talent of our young workforce.
Register here.
The following content areas will be covered:
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Challenges in switching from youth to staff
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Ways to acknowledge, celebrate and respect the transition
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Boundaries (especially with other youth)
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Building leadership from a new perspective
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Strategies, successes and challenges from others in the room
Contact Helen Christou with any questions at hchristou@environetwork.org or (617)345-5322 ext. 110. |
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