Youth leading youth for justice in our community.
CHANGE is Bridge Builders at its most intense—it takes a small number of highly engaged, dedicated youth from 8-12 grades and provides them the opportunity to become leaders who advance social justice through community organizing. Through a program starting in late July and ending in mid-May, CHANGE youth actively lead a year-long community action project around the issue(s) of their choice.
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These youth participate in Bridge Builders® COLLABORATE summer conferences and additional summer training. During the academic year, CHANGE youth complete a paid internship of 6 hours per week during which they design and implement their community action project.
During the project, CHANGE youth conduct research in order to develop a vision for community improvement…they organize other youth to promote diversity appreciation and equal rights for all…and finally, they design, lead and evaluate a community-wide campaign to advance justice in Memphis. You’ll receive intensive and on-going training in leadership development, participatory action research and community organizing.
Bridge Builders® CHANGE is open to any youth, grades 8-12 (minimum age of 14) currently enrolled and on-track to complete Bridge Builders® COLLABORATE.