Delaware State Parks Youth Conservation Corps Impact Study

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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

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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.