Boston’s Environmental Ambassadors to National Parks
BEAN is an after school program that provides leadership development and career bridging opportunities for Boston youths, ages 15-18. The BEAN program includes environmental education activities, stewardship projects, NPS office internships, career exploration days, and visits to local environmental organizations, as well as training in personal, professional, and leadership development skills.
Interns also began work on their youth philanthropy grant from the Massachusetts Service Alliance in 2003 and continue that work today. The interns are responsible for writing a Request for Proposal (RFP), soliciting proposals, evaluating them, and distributing $7,500 in grant monies to local youth groups for community service projects on the Harbor Islands.
