Teen Teamworks is a youth work program of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | City of Minneapolis |
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| Website | www |
Youth ages 14 to 24 serve as Teen Teamworks recruits for on-the-job training in green careers.[2] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park system's youth employment was 917 employees, an all-time high. After a pandemic dip, employment was up to 891 in 2022.[1]
Begun in 1986, a crew from Teen Teamworks helped to replace the palm trees in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden conservatory, after they had grown through the roof.[3] More recently, in 2022, a Teen Teamworks crew cleaned up exploded fireworks at Boom Island Park.[4] The Mississippi River Green Team, a Teen Teamworks unit, worked in 2021 to remove buckthorn from the riverbank.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Smith, David C. (2008). City of Parks: The Story of Minneapolis Parks. Minneapolis: The Foundation for Minneapolis Parks. ISBN 978-0-615-19535-3.
References
edit- ^ a b Berg, Madison (March 24, 2023). "How Minneapolis Parks Hire Hundreds of Youth Workers Every Summer". Twin Cities Business. MSP Communications. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Teen Teamworks". Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Smith 2008, p. 213.
- ^ Van Berkel, Jesse (July 8, 2022). "Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Angie Craig highlight public safety efforts as GOP leaders condemn rising crime". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Minneapolis Parks". Instagram. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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