Our mission is to empower young people to affect positive change in their communities. You can help build a better tomorrow. It starts right here. Right now.
The Roots & Shoots Model focuses on best-practices in Service Learning to grow compassion and action in young changemakers. Together, we're growing a movement.
Anyone, anywhere can make a difference for people, other animals, and the planet we share. Get started by exploring and creating your own community project!
I am the Youth Programs Recreation Coordinator for Mountain Home AFB Youth Center. We run after school programs for 9-18 year olds. We focus largely on what our local schools…
I am the Youth Programs Recreation Coordinator for Mountain Home AFB Youth Center. We run after school programs for 9-18 year olds. We focus largely on what our local schools do not: arts, physical education, mental and emotion health and community service projects. We also run different clubs for each of these categories. For example, we have a leadership club for 10-13 year olds that focus on community service projects throughout the year. Last year they collected donations for a variety of different things throughout the year and this year they plan on doing yard clean ups and community gardens for deployed families.
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