The Alaska Youth Stewards program uses an experiential learning approach to provide hands-on natural resource job, community service, and cultural stewardship experiences.
The goal of the program is to provide youth from rural Southeast Alaska with a well-supported pathway to becoming productive, empowered, and happy contributors to our region’s cultural vibrancy, economic prosperity, and ecological resilience.
Program Structure
The program uses a community-based approach which includes the sharing of resources and lessons learned across the Southeast Alaska region.
A collective impact model pulls together the financial, social, and technical resources necessary to deliver the best possible youth vocational skill building programs. By sharing these resources, we believe that youth will be supported by a career ladder that addresses the needs of both individual crew members and their communities.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be 14-18 years of age.
- Must complete and submit an application each field season.
Communities Served
- Angoon
- Hoonah
- Kake
- Prince of Wales Island (Craig, Hydaburg, Kasaan, and Klawock)