Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Applications For Young Ambassadors Program From Students In Grades 10-12

 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, with funding from the Department of Transportation, is seeking civic and environmental leaders in 10th -12th grade to keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania Program. 

The deadline to apply is June 10.

The Young Ambassadors program empowers young community stewards and civic leaders to become ambassadors in their community for a shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. 

Ambassadors will have the opportunity to train and network with industry leaders, state agencies, local media and the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful network, and will receive a taste of life in the public service sector.

Applicants should be passionate about the environment and committed to protecting Pennsylvania’s natural beauty and environmental health through volunteerism and leadership.

Students will be chosen through a competitive application process. 

Students interested in applying should visit KPB’s Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania Program webpage or contact Kylie McCutcheon at 724-836-4121 x114 or kmccutcheon@keeppabeautiful.org.  

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, visit their YouTube Channel.

The 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative now underway!  Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

Keep PA Beautiful helps mobilize over 100,000 volunteers a year to pick up litter, clean up illegal dumping and beautify Pennsylvania.

Resource Links:

-- From Classrooms To Communities: Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Are Making a Difference  [PaEN] 

-- PennDOT, Keep PA Beautiful Announce 40 Students Selected As 2024-25 Young Ambassadors For A Clean And Beautiful Pennsylvania  [PaEN] 

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Young Ambassador Program Recognized With Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Winners  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Applications For Young Ambassadors Program From Students In Grades 10-12  [PaEN]

-- Chester County Resident David Shirey Honored With Keep PA Beautiful’s Community Pride Award By Rep. Lawrence  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Announces Schedule Of Western PA Household Chemical Collection Events  [PaEN]

-- Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Council Member Warns Skeptics Trash Dumping Emergency Is Not Rubbish

-- WESA: Trash Talk Leads To Discussion At Pittsburgh City Council On Illegal Dumping, Litter

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: There’s Too Much Trash In Pittsburgh, Time To Redd Up

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Boosts Fines And Sues To Collect Penalties For Illegal Dumping: $22,000 For Dumping A Couch?

-- The Allegheny Front: Plans For Erie Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant Scrapped, Company Blames President’s Tariffs, Federal Cutbacks

-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: From Louisiana To Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back To Its Source 

[Posted: April 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest