Youth Horticultural Training Initiative
- Are you ready to work hard?
- Are you ready to be outdoors in good weather and bad?
- Are you physically fit?
- Are you ready to get dirty?
- Are you ready to work as part of a team?
- Are you ready to challenge yourself?
- Are you ready to learn and to follow instructions?
- Are you ready to transform overgrown wasteland into lovely garden and woodland areas?
- Are you ready to tend a vegetable garden and raise plants from seed to harvest?
High School Internships (applications due by February 11th)
If you are a junior or senior in a Yonkers public high school and are interested in a paid internship that will provide you with practical, hands-on work in the garden, we will be accepting applications in January 2026. Only the first 60 applicants will be considered, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Through its Youth Horticultural Internship, the Conservancy engages local Yonkers youth in the restoration and stewardship of Untermyer Park and Gardens and exposes them to potential education and career pathways. The program runs in three sessions from March through October and offers paid internships to juniors and seniors who are enrolled in Yonkers public high schools. Working alongside professional gardeners, interns are introduced to fundamental principles of horticulture and environmental conservation. Interns maintain and improve various garden areas and are the primary caretakers of the new Ornamental Vegetable Garden and Orchard, participating in its full life cycle from seed to harvest. (8-30 hours per week, $17.00 per hour)
Session Dates and Hours -- Interns will work ONE of the sessions
Session One:
Session Two:
Session Three:
If you are a junior or senior in a Yonkers public high school and are interested in a paid internship that will provide you with practical, hands-on work in the garden, we will be accepting applications in January 2026. Only the first 60 applicants will be considered, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Through its Youth Horticultural Internship, the Conservancy engages local Yonkers youth in the restoration and stewardship of Untermyer Park and Gardens and exposes them to potential education and career pathways. The program runs in three sessions from March through October and offers paid internships to juniors and seniors who are enrolled in Yonkers public high schools. Working alongside professional gardeners, interns are introduced to fundamental principles of horticulture and environmental conservation. Interns maintain and improve various garden areas and are the primary caretakers of the new Ornamental Vegetable Garden and Orchard, participating in its full life cycle from seed to harvest. (8-30 hours per week, $17.00 per hour)
Session Dates and Hours -- Interns will work ONE of the sessions
Session One:
- February 28 to May 30, 2026
- Interns will work 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays ONLY.
Session Two:
- June 6 to July 31, 2026
- When school is in session, June 6 to June 27, 2026, interns will work 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays ONLY.
- When school is not in session, June 29 to July 31, 2026, interns will work Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Session Three:
- August 3 to October 24, 2026
- When school is not in session, August 3 to August 28, 2026, interns will work Mondays through Thursdays 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- When school is in session, September 5 to October 24, 2026, interns will work 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday.
The Conservancy is grateful to the following donors for their support of the program.
Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation
St. Faith’s House Foundation
Community Development Block Grant Program - HUD
Con Edison
Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation
St. Faith’s House Foundation
Community Development Block Grant Program - HUD
Con Edison
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