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Youth for Climate Action members create service projects to address climate change.

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Application Deadline: Youth for Climate Action

  • Sunday, December 5, 2021, 12:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Are you a high school student concerned about climate change?

Do you want to make a meaningful difference here in Rockland County?

Join the Rockland County 4-H Youth for Climate Action, where you can enhance your knowledge of the issues, develop leadership skills, and work with your peers to address climate change.

What is the Rockland County 4-H Youth for Climate Action Program?

Youth for Climate Action gives high school students an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to address climate change in Rockland County. After a series of interactive sessions, trips, and connections with local organizations, members work together to create and implement service projects to address climate concerns and promote positive change.

Through this program, participants:

  • Explore climate change issues on a global and local scale through demonstrations, talks and community science projects
  • Visit local sites including a solar field, parks, creeks, piers, and more!
  • Design, create, and implement a service project centered on climate change
  • Connect with peers and community leaders

Who:

High School Students (Grades 9-12) who live in or attend school in Rockland County.

Where:

Various sites in Rockland County and surrounding areas.

When:

Designated Thursday evenings and Saturdays, December 16, 2021 - June 10, 2022

Cost:

$175 for new members; $100 for returning members. Financial assistance is available for those with demonstrated need. Fee is due upon acceptance to the program. No refunds after the program has started.

How to Apply:

  1. Apply online at https://bit.ly/YCAApp22 by December 5, 2021
  2. Ask your reference (adult, non-family member) to complete the online reference questionnaire and/or submit a letter of recommendation at https://bit.ly/YCARef22 (also due December 5, 2021). Note: Returning members do not need to submit a reference.
  3. Participate in a half-hour interview on Thursday, December 2, or Thursday, December 9, between 5pm – 7pm.

Apply Today!

Learn More

http://rocklandcce.org/youth/youth-for-climate-action

Register

https://bit.ly/YCAApp22

Contact

Kristin Ruggiero
4-H Resource Educator
klf37@cornell.edu
(845) 429-7085 x 103

Last updated November 29, 2021