BIRDS@Work Internship
Terra BIRDS provides at-risk youth in Northern Arizona with a paid internship opportunity through our BIRDS@Work Program. Youth who participate are primarily from Ponderosa High School (PHS) and the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Center Transition School (JDCTS).
Through this program, young people are able to develop valuable job skills through hands-on work addressing critical environmental challenges. This program offers educational and vocational training for underprivileged 15-to-22-year-olds, preparing them to engage in meaningful work in habitat restoration and urban agriculture. Participants, who come from diverse backgrounds—including 44% Indigenous, 39% Hispanic, and 17% White—often face significant life challenges, such as poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, or histories of incarceration.
Green jobs can transform lives and the environment.
A place to learn, grow, and take flight.
Through garden education and habitat restoration, the program empowers these youth to build skills, confidence, and a sense of purpose, while making a positive impact on their community and environment. We strive to give real-world, sustainability-oriented job experience to at-risk youth, helping to build a diverse community of informed and active young people who advocate for our planet, combating climate change, habitat loss, and promoting diversity in green jobs and environmental sustainability.
