{"id":84463,"date":"2025-08-15T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=84463"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:18:39","slug":"kycc-environmental-services-hosts-green-careers-speed-networking-event","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/ko\/press-release\/kycc-environmental-services-hosts-green-careers-speed-networking-event\/","title":{"rendered":"KYCC Environmental Services Hosts Green Careers Speed Networking Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-50.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-50-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-50-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 22, 2025, KYCC Environmental Services\u2019, in collaboration with our Prevention Education&#8217;s Koreatown, Pico Union, and Westlake Rooted (KPWR) Youth Project, hosted the Green Careers Speed Networking Event. This event aimed to introduce youth to a variety of green career opportunities in a fun and interactive way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-53.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-53.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-53-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-53-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilizing a \u201cspeed networking\u201d format, small groups of three youth rotated every 15 minutes to interact with professionals from different green industries. Each room was creatively themed to reflect a distinct National Park, providing an inspiring backdrop for meaningful conversations. The collaboration between Environmental Services and KPWR Youth Project brought together eight panelists, 18 KPWR Youth Project interns, and seven Environmental Service Summer Youth participants, creating a diverse platform for learning and networking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-48.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-48-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-48-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KPWR Youth Project focuses on empowering 30 high school students ages 14-18 to advocate for green spaces, such as community gardens. By enhancing access to natural and cultural resources, the project aims to cultivate their environmental leadership skills and address the Social Drivers of Health, fostering health and social connections within Los Angeles neighborhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-49.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-49-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-49-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, Environmental Services hosts 6 to 10 youths aged 14 to 18. The Summer Youth Programs offer an immersive experience for participants to engage in community and urban greening stewardship, focusing on enhancing Los Angeles&#8217; environment. This year participants are exploring urban greening and stewardship resources through workshops led by our City Plants partners as a part of the Tree Ambassador Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-51-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was able to interact with the people and learn about their experiences and job, as it was interesting to know what they do and how they impact our environment and community,\u201d \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says a KPWR youth participant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52.png 960w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-52-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special thank you to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballonafriends.org\">Friends of Ballona Wetlands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dashboard.earth\">Dashboard.Earth<\/a>, Avian Biologist PHD Student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucla.edu\">UCLA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanitation.lacity.gov\/san\/faces\/home?_afrLoop=6621160362952130&amp;_afrWindowMode=0&amp;_afrWindowId=null&amp;_adf.ctrl-state=zii1690hi_1#!%40%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D6621160362952130%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dzii1690hi_5\">LA Sanitation<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacorps.org\">LA Conservation Corp<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 22, 2025, KYCC Environmental Services\u2019, in collaboration with our Prevention Education&#8217;s Koreatown, Pico Union, and Westlake Rooted (KPWR) Youth Project, hosted the Green Careers Speed Networking Event. 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