The document discusses several programs aimed at engaging teenagers in environmental issues and sustainability efforts. It describes Teens Turning Green, a student-led movement started in 2005 that advocates for environmentally responsible choices. It also outlines the Green Teens program, which provides job training and life skills to low-income and at-risk youth in San Francisco, focusing on careers in urban forestry. The document advocates for the role libraries can play in supporting these youth environmental initiatives through hosting meetings, providing resources, and helping teens conduct research projects.

1. GREEN TEEN PROGRAMMING
IN THE COMMUNITIES
by: Roslyn Sprowell
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2. TEENS TEACHING
The youth of today are the future of tomorrow. Many adults do not take teens
seriously enough, figuring they care more about celebrities and the next reality TV
series than real-world issues. But many teenagers today realize climate change is
an issue that will hit them in the face as adults if they don’t take strides to make
changes today. They believe that getting into nature and not being so wasteful is
important in their lives.
However, today Teens Turning Green, a student-led movement
started in 2005 in the Bay Area of California that has now spread nationwide.
Members of Teens Turning Green are devoted to education and to advocating
environmentally responsible choices for themselves, their schools, and their
communities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vGM-R-GHlI&feature=youtu.be

3. Green Teens
Green Teens is one of the nation’s few paid urban forestry vocational skills
training programs. The program provides low-income, at-risk San Francisco
youth ages 14-19 with a dynamic work experience that prepares them for the
“green” jobs market.

4. The Green Teens are also trained in long-term employability and life skills. Participants
attend workshops on resume/cover letter writing, interviewing, financial literacy, and
nutrition. Throughout the program, the youth meet professionals in the field, such as
certified arborists and landscapers.
During the school year we hold two sessions of Green Teens, meeting every Saturday
for 12 weeks and one evening per month. We hold one summer session from mid-July
through mid-August, meeting Tuesdays through Saturdays.

5. TEENS EDUCATING OTHERS

6. The Conscious Kitchen partners with
schools, guiding them to implement food programs
based on five foundational principles: fresh, local,
organic, seasonal, non-GMO (FLOSN).

7. A Teens Turning Green spring initiative to inspire students to re
think their wardrobe choices and gain an understanding about
the global and environmental impact of simple purchases. The
goal is to encourage a transition from conventional to conscious
thinking for every day fashion!
A new program, FG15 is designed to offer resources for
incoming freshmen to build a foundation for conscious
college living.

8. Librarians can easily get involved in these activities by providing students a
location to meet, resources to assist teens, and educational experiences to help them
research and apply knowledge to a real-world project. Whether at a school or a public
library, librarians can offer
many other small and large environmentally sustainable projects and
programs to teens.

9. Going green is now a national issue, and patrons expect their library to
respond in the same way many corporations have. Libraries are going green
with logos on their Web sites, programs for the public, and a host of other
initiatives. This is the first book to focus strictly on the library’s role in going
green.

11. Thanks for Your Attention! Questions?

12. Resources
Colston, V. (2012). Teens go green! tips, techniques, tools, and themes for YA programming.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited.
Green Teens. (2015). Retrieved July 16, 2015, from http://www.fuf.net/programs-
services/community-engagement-education/green-teens/
Marchive, L. (2012). The green teen cookbook: Recipes for all seasons--written by teens, for
teens.
Miller, K. (2010). Public libraries going green. ALA Editions.
Ott, V. (2006). Teen programs with punch a month-by-month guide. Westport, Conn.: Libraries
Unlimited.
ReStyled « Turning Green. (2015). Retrieved July 16, 2015, from
http://www.teensturninggreen.org/programs/restyled/
Turning Green. (2015). Retrieved July 16, 2015, from http://www.teensturninggreen.org/
Williams, B. (2012). Green Teen Programming. retrieved from: Young Adult Library Services.