Change Starts With Youth

Howdy! Now, more than ever, youth need to become more involved with their communities.  While youth involvement has increased in Stockton, we need more.  When youth are more involved with their communities, they are able to help in improving their town, as well as make a change.  Stockton has recently begun receiving AmeriCorps members to improve youth development, and the community leaders have worked to form the “Youth Development Manifesto” in 2019.  When youth get involved with their communities, they are more likely to return to their hometown after they graduate, they college.  Volunteering can also help youth find a career that they may be interested in and may also serve as a hobby. I have personally selected three different volunteer organizations that youth, or anyone, can volunteer with in town.  Boggs Tract Community Farm Operated through PUENTES whose mission is to “share opportunities in sustainable agriculture to...