Join DETLC's 2025 Student Advisory Board and Planning Team
We are excited to announce the return of Healthy Acadia’s Down East Teen Leadership Camp (DETLC) Student Advisory Board and Planning Team!
We are looking for five, high school-aged youth to serve as members and one young adult (~ age 18-24) to serve as the team leader for the Advisory Board. We aim to hire a diverse group of young people from all over Washington County.
Down East Teen Leadership Camp (DETLC) is Healthy Acadia’s annual residential summer camp program for teens entering grades 7 through 9. Held in late July on the beautiful campus of Cobscook Institute in Trescott, Maine, DETLC offers five action-packed days filled with games and team-building activities, amazing motivational speakers, and daily workshops focused on social issues that matter to teens.
The vision of Down East Teen Leadership Camp is to empower teens with social, communication, and leadership skills to support emotional resiliency and to deter misuse of substances, including tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. DETLC is deeply impactful for the youth who participate.
Click here to learn more about DETLC.
As an Advisory Board member, you will play a crucial role in shaping DETLC while earning $14.65/hour. Former experience as a DETLC camper or staff is a plus, but not required.
The DETLC Student Advisory Board will meet once per month from January to June 2025 to discuss and plan the Summer 2025 session of Down East Teen Leadership Camp. In July 2025, the Student Advisory Board becomes the Planning Team to help us plan and prepare for Camp.
**Please note-- as an advisory board member, you will also be a staff member at DETLC 2025. For folks just interested in being DETLC camp staff, we will share application information this spring.
For more information and to apply, please email Corrie Hunkler at corrie.hunkler@healthyacadia.org.
The deadline to apply is January 15, 2025.
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Help us make DETLC an even greater success! Share this opportunity with friends, family, and anyone who might be interested. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. We are looking forward to building a diverse and enthusiastic team to make DETLC 2025 unforgettable!