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Philadelphia Youth Network Youthworks Summer Learning Plan

This is a six-week program designed to educate youth on environmental issues that affect their quality of life at home, at school, in the community, and at the work place. We will be addressing issues concerning: recycling; water pollution and conservation; waste disposal; air quality; nutrition; personal hygiene; safe food handling techniques; public health; public safety; biological and plant evolution; urban gardening and maintenance of open green spaces; and the standards necessary to create and maintain a clean work place that is safe from environmental hazards.

Community Land Trust Corporation (YouthWorks 2002 contractor) is an organization that is dedicated to alleviating the conditions of blight and distress, and to improving the quality of life through environmental education about health and safety. Through CLTC's many years of experience, we can well document the community's concern and need for behavioral change as a means to reversing the trend of blight within the neighborhoods.

At the start of the program, youth will be asked to respond to a variety of questions concerning their knowledge and attitudes about the environment. These responses will be kept on file and a similar survey will be taken at the end of the program. In order to complete this project, youth will be expected to answer he factual questions correctly, and be able to speak knowledgeably about what actions they can take to improve the environment and their own quality of life. Comparison and improvement measures will be used to evaluate the responses.