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EPA Invests in Urban Teen Internship Program with Grant for Van Cortlandt Park
Alliance
NEW YORK (September 12, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded an $80,000 grant to the Van
Cortlandt Park Alliance (VCPA) to expand the scope of their Urban Ecology Teen
Internship program. The project, targeting high school students in the Bronx,
will develop the next generation of natural resource professionals and
cultivate homegrown stewards.
The Urban Ecology Teen Internship (Urban Eco-Teens) is a summer paid
internship for high school students that prepares a new generation of students
for college, stewardship, and careers in the environmental fields. All interns
work alongside horticulturists and natural areas restoration staff from the
park. They also complete labs, go on nature-focused field trips, and explore
green career opportunities with natural resource professionals.
The expansion of this internship program, targeting Bronx high school
students, will add three 6-week courses, in the spring, winter, and fall, and
add new modules to VCPA’s current 7-week summer program by partnering with
other prominent environmental nonprofits.
“It is important for young people in urban areas to appreciate their local
surroundings,” said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “These
internships will excite, inspire, and educate participants, resulting in a new
appreciation for their local park and a desire to be good stewards of the
environment.”
This school year, thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda,
students across the country are going back to school with the opportunities
for the greener and cleaner future they deserve. Through the investments in
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is
helping to build a future where all children can breathe cleaner air, drink
cleaner water, and live in healthier neighborhoods.
For more information about what EPA is doing to invest in America, visit our
website.