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Eco-Friendly Creativity at SCRAP

Feya Dawkins BA ’25 spent her summer as an intern at SCRAP, a local nonprofit that turns trash into treasure.

Each year, L&C students gain hands-on work experience via paid internships in the green sector through the Bates Center Sustainability Internship course. This summer, Feya Dawkins BA ’25 interned with SCRAP, a Portland-area nonprofit that offers educational programs and budget-friendly materials to inspire creative reuse and eco-friendly habits.

Photo Credit: Nina Johnson

  • Feya joined the SCRAP team for the summer, spending majority of her time in the Education Studio crafting, organizing, and assisting with...
    Feya joined the SCRAP team for the summer, spending majority of her time in the Education Studio crafting, organizing, and assisting with summer camps and workshops for creative people of all ages. The Portland location is part of the SCRAP network that is made up of grassroots creative reuse centers across the country.
  • SCRAP’s education coordinator and education specialist worked closely with Feya to plot out and achieve her professional development goals throughout the internship.
  • Feya Dawkins BA ’25
    takes us through a day in her life as an intern with SCRAP.
    Feya Dawkins BA '25
  • The internship focused on hands-on learning about SCRAP’s waste-diversion system and reuse pedagogy.
  • The internship was concentrated in the education realm with plenty of opportunities to work and learn in various other sectors of the nonprofit.
  • SCRAP turns other people’s waste into artistic gold.
  • Feya's internship can be summed up as a summer of education, environmentalism, and reuse fun!
    Feya’s internship can be summed up as a summer of education, environmentalism, and reuse fun!