BEETS
Spring 2013 BEETS Graduate!
On Tuesday, April 30th thirteen teens graduated from our Spring 2013 BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program. Two of them, Delvin Tobie Jr. and Shontay Vessell have gone through three sessions for a year-long internship. Other teens who finished the four-month Spring 2013 session are Serena Adams, Claudia Williams, Shayla Averett,Joseph Lilly, [...]
Birds Bees Flowers Trees
This afternoon, Thursday, April 11, 2013, lesson plans were the name of the game! Our current BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) tried out their lesson plans of birds, bees, flowers and trees. It involved weeks of gathering information and gearing their lessons to K-5 students they will soon be mentoring. Today was [...]
Fillmore Farmers Market with Oasis for Girls!
On Saturday, April 6, under cloudy skies and drizzle, eight BEETS joined seven young women from Oasis for Girls at the Fillmore Farmers Market for a day of learning and fun. Kicking off the day with an ice-breaker game to get to know each other, they then broke into groups and went on a scavenger [...]
Recruiting for Summer 2013 BEETS
CommunityGrows is now taking applications for our Summer 2013 BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program. This is a four-month green jobs training program for youth 15-19 years old, primarily living in the Western Addition of San Francisco. The session runs from June 11-August 8, 2013, and candidates should be available Mondays-Fridays from [...]
BEETS Expand Horizons at Skyline College
On Saturday, March 16th four female BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) joined Lisa Drogin, BEETS Coordinator, for a day at Skyline College in San Bruno. Jennifer Rodriguez, Julianna Echeverria, Sydni Walker and Shontay Vessell spent the day meeting women who use science and math in their careers, as well as women in [...]
Rosa Parks Tiles for Garden Program
On Saturday, February 23, 2013 Rosa Parks Elementary School’s Green Team had another Tile Making Day to raise money for the garden project. Many families came out to paint a tile which will be added to our long caterpiller that graces the lower garden. Some of our BEETS joined the garden crew weeding and composting [...]
Spring 2013 BEETS Cohort
Introducing the twelve BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) for Spring 2013 Cohort: RETURNING BEETS Shontay Vessell A referral from Westside Community Services Girls Group at Ida B. Wells High School, Shontay started BEETS mid-way through the Spring 2012 Session. Shontay has assisted with many CG Seed to Mouth Cooking classes during her [...]
BEETS Graduation-Fall 2012
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 the Fall BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) had a graduation ceremony at the Youth Center of Hayes Valley Apartments. Chyna Russell, Jamese Smith, Da’lyah Taylor, Antoinette Reggans, Raven Sisco, Shontay Vessell, Delvin Tobie, Hosanna Rubio, Serena Adams, and Claudia Williams were presented with awards and praises for [...]
Fun Wreath Making at Hayes Valley Playground
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 CommunityGrows hosted our annual Wreath and Card Making Event at Hayes Valley Playground. Partners Trash MashUp joined us to make holiday ornaments. Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association and Frances Nealey helped us make holiday cards, and the YMCA Western Addition Beacon Center, Community Partners United, Magic Zone, Hayes Valley Housing and [...]
Recruiting Teens for Spring 2013 BEETS Green Jobs Training Program
We have begun recruiting for our Spring 2013 BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) cohort, which will begin on January 29 and go through May 1, 2013. If you know of any teens between the ages of 15-19 years old who would be interested in this stipend program, please have them submit an [...]
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