Delaware State Parks Youth Conservation Corps Impact Study
Project Overview
Title
Delaware State Parks Youth Conservation Corps Impact Study
Staff
DeCoursey, William J.; Mix, Troy D.; Corrozi Narvaez, Martha, 2022
Partners
Delaware State Parks
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
State of Delaware
Date
February 2022
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
In coordination with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Parks and Recreation, the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware conducted an evaluation to determine the impact of the Delaware State Parks Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) programming on 2014–2020 participants. The project consists of a literature review of youth labor programs and environmental employment programs, the development of survey instruments, survey administration, analysis of the survey responses, and recommendations for program enhancements.