by Rodrick Irby, current BEET Intern
The CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens), as well as high school teens from all across the Bay Area, attended the...
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Recruiting Teens for our Summer BEETS Program
We are recruiting teens between the ages of 15 and 19 to join our Summer BEETS Program. The summer session will go from June 10 through August 7, 2014. Deadline for applications is Friday, May...
Let’s Talk Trash!
The BEETS interns (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) hosted special guests from Green Streets last week. Started by one of the residents of a local housing project, Green...
BEETS Promote at Summer Opportunities Fair
Jairo Villalta and Kyle Taylor-Patterson, two of our CommunityGrows Spring BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens), attended a fair at the Bay School in the Presidio for...
BEETS make Salsa
On Tuesday, February 25th the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) had a great discussion about sodas and sugar. We guessed how much sugar was in various sodas and were...
All about Trash!
On Saturday, February 15, 2014 our CommunityGrows Spring BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) cohort when off to explore trash at Recology. Recology is an integrated...
Spring 2014 BEETS begins with trip to Baker Beach!
On January 28, 2014 our Spring BEETS Cohort began. This spring, the BEETS Program (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) has seven new teens and five returning from previous...
Kenya Mack Highlighted at Film Screening
Kenya Mack, one of our very own Fall 2013 BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) was invited to be highlighted and attend a screening of a new film at the New People Cinema...
BEETS Help Serve Up Thanksgiving at John Muir School
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, CommunityGrows participated with many neighborhood partners to offer Thanksgiving to the Community at John Muir Elementary School. The BEETS (Band of...
Gettin’ Down at Booker T. Washington Afterschool
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 The BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) joined the after-school program at Booker T. Washington Community Service Center to share their...