Youth Employment in Parks
(YEP) Program

The Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) Program is a program of the Anchorage Parks & Recreation Department and the Anchorage Park Foundation. The goal of the YEP program is to positively engage a new generation of diverse youth leaders with the environment and the Anchorage community through meaningful training, employment, and outdoor recreation.

YEP seeks to:

• Create a meaningful "first job" experience and career pathway for diverse youth to work in the outdoors and natural resources fields.
• Expose youth to the outdoors and connect them with nature to support healthy lifestyles.
• Provide youth with community action skills and character development so they may become effective citizens.
• Improve community through enhanced recreation opportunities, parks and public spaces. 

Contact the Anchorage Park Foundation for more information on YEP employment opportunities, how to be a YEP supporter or to learn about past YEP seasons!

For general information on the YEP program contact Brad Cooke, Program Coordinator. 

Thank you for your interest in the YEP program, a true community investment!