Aya is Cultivating the Next Generation of Community Advocates
Summary
In recent weeks, the campers created story stones to assist in the literacy development of preschool children and distributed dozens of meals to homeless individuals receiving services from an agency situated a few blocks from Centenniel Park.Upcoming service projects this summer include a playground rehab using recycled materials and an infectious disease PSA video targeted to teens.Currently they are raising funds to offset the cost of a fifteen passenger van to transport their youth participants to service learning locations throughout metro Atlanta.Other collaborations, including the Hope Clinic at the Emory Vaccine Center, youth mentoring organization Atlanta Cares and the youth-led environmental advocacy agency Greening Forward, provide the youth participants an opportunity to develop and lead initiatives to support the health, safety and sustainability of their community.In recent weeks, the campers created story stones to assist in the literacy development of preschool children and distributed dozens of meals to homeless individuals receiving services from an agency situated a few blocks from Centenniel Park.Currently they are raising funds to offset the cost of a fifteen passenger van to transport their youth participants to service learning locations throughout metro Atlanta.