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To empower youth as leaders who will make a difference in their community today and be important leaders in the future.
 

Impact on the Community
  • Recreation program for children with special needs
  • 25 women received interview apparel
  • Crisis counseling for youth
  • Parent-Teen Forums on the prevention of AIDS
  • Tools to help 450 volunteer projects working with 2000 volunteers
  • Fire safety education for seniors
  • Citizenship education material

Impact on the Youth
"This was an awesome program; and we were the center. It was just us, with our advisors supporting us. We put all of our special talent together and I think that we have already made a difference.”
  ~Jessica Sanford, Dryden Central High School
 
“These were some of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. The process showed me the huge need in Tompkins County.”
  ~Jessica Strom, Charles O. Dickerson High School
 
Presentation
To view more about how this program has affected both the youth and the community, download the PowerPoint file linked below. To play the accompanying music, you will need to download the mp3 file as well.
 
PowerPoint file (requires a PowerPoint player to view, 2.4 MB)

 
 
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