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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.
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Stand Up for What You Believe in. You want to do something about the problems facing your community and our…
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We Believe in Youth and the People who Inspire Them…YOU! Roots & Shoots is a global movement of youth leading…

For Youth

You have the power to build a better world today! Get started making a difference in the ways that matter most to you in your community.
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For Youth

Stand Up for What You Believe in. You want to do something about the problems facing your community and our…
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For Youth Members

You are transforming your community every day with your passion and incredible projects. As Dr. Jane has said, every individual…

For Educators

Inspire the next generation of changemakers - help build a better tomorrow, today! Get resources, lesson plans, professional development and more.
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For Educators

We Believe in Youth and the People who Inspire Them…YOU! Roots & Shoots is a global movement of youth leading…
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A global community. Support. Quality curriculum. Professional development. And SO much more. Roots & Shoots provides educators with real tools…

Our Model

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.
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Compassionate Traits

Your best you: Thoughtfulness, creativity, and compassion. From the playground to the boardroom, you hold the key to shaping the…
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4-Step Formula

Get Inspired, Observe, Take Action and Celebrate: Easy as 1,2,3,4! Roots & Shoots is about making positive change happen for…

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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!
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Every individual makes a difference - and together we can change the world! Find a group near you or start your own to amplify your impact.
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California school garden

We want to contribute to food insecurity solutions in our local neighborhoods, as well as to provide habitat for birds…
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TREEAMS Project

On January 7, 2025, unprecedented wildfires swept through Los Angeles, devastating both the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities, destroying more…
3 members

Gulf Futures 3D Community Clean Up

We have a lot of pollution (litter) taking place in our community and we want to encourage students and their…
1 member

Preserving Detroit’s Historic Buildings

As soon as I step out of the beautifully preserved Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, the facade falls away. The…
1 member

Healing our Peers

Our goal is to raise awareness and advocate for persons across the USA with disabilities, through forms of promoting diversity,…
1 member

Bake Sale Fundraiser for the Jane Goodall Institute and the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica.

Roots & Shoots at Global Idea School is working to educate others about the importance of protecting animals and their…
1 member

Buzaniro Dream Village

The Buzaniro Dream Village seeks to break the cycle of poverty to renew hope and vitality in a poor rural…
3 members

Kids 4 Earth – ReStyle Boutique

92 million tons of clothing end up in landfills every year, releasing greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into…
1 member

Glasgow Park Cleanup

There is pollution and trash in the environment around our community and we want to start helping by cleaning up…
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