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===Youth programs===
The NPS partners with a variety of youth oriented programs. The oldest serving group is the [[Student Conservation Association]] (SCA). It was established in 1957, committed to conservation and preservation. The SCA's goal is to create the next generation of conservation leaders.

SCA volunteers work through internships, conservation jobs, and crew experiences. Volunteers conduct resource management, historic preservation, cultural resources and conservation programs to gain experience, which can lead to career development and further educational opportunities. The SCA places volunteers in more than 350 national park units and NPS offices each year.<ref>[https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/scaopportunities.htm SCA] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The Corps Network, formerly known as the National Association for Service and Corps (NASCC), represents 136 Service and Conservation Corps. These groups have programs in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Corpsmembers are between the ages of 16–25. Service and Conservation Corps are direct descendants of the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] (CCC) of the 1930s that built park facilities in the national parks and other public parks around the country. The Corps Network was established in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 20, 2016|title=The Corps Network|url=https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/thecorpsnetwork.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920193920/https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/thecorpsnetwork.htm|archive-date=September 20, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref>

* The Youth Conservation Corps (ages 15–18) brings young people into a park to restore, preserve and protect a natural, cultural, or historical resources. Enrollees are paid for their work.<ref>[https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/ycc.htm YCC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102091723/https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/ycc.htm|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Public Land Corps]] (ages 16–25) is a job helping to restore, protect, and rehabilitate a local national parks. The enrollees learn about environmental issues and the parks.<ref>[https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/plc.htm PLC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102092434/https://pwrcms.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/plc.htm|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>