The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has been selected by TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental non-profit, to be a Service Site for the 2020-21 TerraCorps program year. This partnership will allow TLGV to host a Youth Education Coordinator in a full-time, 11-month service position from August 2020 to July 2021.

As part of TerraCorps, TLGV’s Youth Education Coordinator will spend their service term supporting the local community by developing partnerships, leading programming, and engaging with volunteers. The Coordinator will collaborate with TLGV’s Board of Directors and staff to overhaul existing youth programs and create new programs to engage and connect kids (from toddlers to high school) with The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’s land and water resources.

As a TerraCorps Member, the Youth Education Coordinator will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience serving with a local non-profit and will receive professional development, training and mentorship. As part of TerraCorps, the Member will also receive a living allowance, and will be eligible for healthcare coverage, childcare coverage, loan forbearance and an education award.

TerraCorps is currently accepting applications. If you are interested in serving with TerraCorps at The Last Green Valley, please visit: https://terracorps.org/

For questions about serving with TerraCorps, please contact: Hanna Mogensen, hmogensen@terracorps.org. For additional information about the opportunity to serve with TLGV, please contact: Lois Bruinooge, lois@tlgv.org.

The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor is the last stretch of dark night sky in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington, D.C.  The Last Green Valley, Inc. works for you in the National Heritage Corridor. Together we can care for it, enjoy it and pass it on!