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Formed | 1986 |
Jurisdiction | City of Minneapolis |
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Website |
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Teen Teamworks is a youth work program of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Youth ages 14 to 24 serve as Teen Teamworks recruits for on-the-job training in green careers. [2] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park system's youth employment was 917 employees, an all-time high. After a pandemic dip, employment was up to 891 in 2022. [1]
Begun in 1986, a crew from Teen Teamworks helped to replace the palm trees in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden conservatory, after they had grown through the roof. [3] More recently, in 2022, a Teen Teamworks crew cleaned up exploded fireworks at Boom Island Park. [4] The Mississippi River Green Team, a Teen Teamworks unit, worked in 2021 to remove buckthorn from the riverbank. [5]
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1986 |
Jurisdiction | City of Minneapolis |
Agency executive |
|
Website |
www |
Teen Teamworks is a youth work program of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Youth ages 14 to 24 serve as Teen Teamworks recruits for on-the-job training in green careers. [2] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park system's youth employment was 917 employees, an all-time high. After a pandemic dip, employment was up to 891 in 2022. [1]
Begun in 1986, a crew from Teen Teamworks helped to replace the palm trees in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden conservatory, after they had grown through the roof. [3] More recently, in 2022, a Teen Teamworks crew cleaned up exploded fireworks at Boom Island Park. [4] The Mississippi River Green Team, a Teen Teamworks unit, worked in 2021 to remove buckthorn from the riverbank. [5]