PowerCorpsPHL is a 12-month workforce development program for individuals 18 to 26 that tackles pressing environmental challenges, including improving stormwater management, increasing tree coverage, and revitalizing public land in Philadelphia.

PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps program operated in partnership with EducationWorks.

Members of PowerCorpsPHL serve on crews with the City of Philadelphia’s Water and Parks & Recreation departments. All members work on projects the first 5 months and spend the sixth month in intensive career training.

Crews serve Monday through Friday 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; and some evenings and weekends in park and public lands, recreation centers, public gardens, public riverbanks and waterways, and green stormwater infrastructure sites.

After the first six months, members can apply to become a Fellow with an external partner and extend their experience to a full-year.

Check out Aaron’s story on Twitter to understand more about the program.

Click Here to apply and for more information.

Other Young Adult Programs

Here are some other young adult conservation-related employment opportunity programs to check out--

-- DCNR PA Outdoor Corps: 10-month program for ages 18-25, 7-week summer program ages 15-18 to do conservation work in State Parks and Forests.  Watch for application period opening.

-- LandForce Pittsburgh: Landforce crews provide restoration and management services for parks, trails and other outdoor space.  Crews are made up of people who have faced a variety of barriers entering the workforce-- whether due to former incarceration, poverty, a lack of education, as a returning veteran, or as a new refugee.Watch for application period opening.

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Take Action:

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[Posted: July 20, 2019]

7/23/2018