Stasya and a volunteer move a wheelbarrow at the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia.

About the Program

During the spring and summer of 2006, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (KPB), the PA Downtown Center (PCD), and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) partnered on an innovative college internship program. The internship program aims to beautify Pennsylvania's neighborhoods and encourage individual stewardship by pairing college interns with communities to implement art & greening projects (See Summer 2006, below, for examples of past projects).

KPB, PDC and PHS share a core belief that undertaking neighborhood art & greening projects is an effective approach to community building. Further, the partnership believes that neighborhood scale projects are successful for three main reasons:

• First, the activities are inherently inclusive and "fun";

• Second, the topics are non-threatening or controversial; and

• Third, the results are highly visible and aesthetically pleasing.

• Bradford • Elizabethtown • Grove City • Harrisburg • Irwin • Kennett Square • Meadville, Market Alley • Meadville, Market Square • Meadville, Sign Art • Middletown • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • West Reading • York

  Summer 2007

For the summer of 2007, Keep PA Beautiful plans to hire 24 to 36 college interns to work with communities to implement 12 projects.

If you are a student interested in applying to the program, read the internship description and information about how to apply; if you are a community organizer and your organization is interested in hosting an internship program click here.

Click the links to the left for information on summer '07 projects.

Summer 2006

Click on the name of each city to learn more about last summer's college internship projects. Click here for the 2006 program report and click here for a quantitative summary of last summer's projects.

The Mural on the right was planned, designed, and painted by an extensive partnership in Harrisburg.