BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program was awarded $8,000 to continue its year-round “green job” internship program for San Francisco area teens. The BEETS curriculum provides hands-on experiences to help youth learn a range of new skills including basic horticulture and garden maintenance, healthy cooking and harvesting, and pro-active environmental leadership.

$10,000 to support the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employed Teens-formerly the BEET Rangers) program that inspires and educates teens to be environmentally engaged and to develop practical and personal skills to become environmental leaders and future green collar workers.

$10,000 toward training the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employed Teens) who will have opportunities to earn internships and job placements in the green sector. The Beets will also reach out and engage their community in environmental stewardship and ownership of neighborhood parks.