PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Invite High School Students to Apply to Join Young Ambassadors Program

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful are inviting environmentally-conscious students from 10th through 12th grades to help preserve the natural resources of Pennsylvania through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania program. This program empowers young Pennsylvanians to train and learn from leaders across Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, the private sector, state government and local media to protect the environment of the state and build problem-solving and leadership skills. Applicants should be committed to restoring and protecting the ecological landscape of Pennsylvania through volunteerism and leadership and should be passionate about the environment. Applications are being accepted from now through June 10th, 2026. Students will be chosen through a competitive application process. Students interested in applying should visit keeppabeautiful.org and choose Programs, Education then Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania to apply. Applicants can also call 724-836-4121, extension 114, or email kmccutcheon@keeppabeautiful.org to apply. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will also provide education and training to program participants on topics related to the impact of civic engagement and public policy, litter on roadways, litter prevention, social media marketing, volunteer management and waste management and recycling. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has also partnered with industry leaders, Columbia Gas – NiSource Charitable Foundation and Dow to provide Job Shadow Days to select ambassadors, who will serve a one-year term from September of 2026 through May of 2027 and represent and uphold the mission and values of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. According to a recent release from PennDOT, program requirements include:

attending 6 mandatory virtual education sessions;
conducting a community assessment and creating a summary presentation;
organizing a community cleanup event through Pick Up Pennsylvania and conducting one community education event or activity.