Category: Youth
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The Roadhouse: A Safe Haven for Transformation
Written by Neftali Medina // How do we change the world for the better? If you ask a hundred people this question, you’ll get a hundred different answers, but the core of the answers will always be the same: the need for a “unified entity”. People need to unite, someone or a community needs to lead.…
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Advocating for Advocacy
Written by Brandon McNichol // The city of Orlando is known for many things. Its theme parks, sports teams, and beautiful landscapes all earn this town its worldwide renown. However, there is an overlooked part of Orlando that lacks much of this city’s usual magic. It is called Parramore, and I have dedicated four summers…
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Recovering a Childhood in a Syrian Refugee Camp
Written by Janice Leung // The wind blows over the hot desert sand. The makeshift tents sway to the rhythm of the unseen source of power. Sometimes nature strikes viciously, sometimes the air stands still. When the storm rages, it sends life into chaos. Chaos of disorder, destruction, and uncertainty. // Khaled is a…
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Children of the Sand: Restoring the Home Poverty Stole
Written by Sandra Gastañudi Torres // (Article originally written in Spanish. Click here for the English translation) Spanish Alto Trujillo y Nuevo Jerusalén, son dos localidades contiguas, que se extienden en los arenales del Cerro Cabra, en la ciudad de Trujillo; son altamente peligrosos y delictivos, abundan las pandillas, sicariato y bandas organizadas. Probablemente el germen del…
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Justice for Juveniles
Written by Christi Hymel // If anyone would have told me that one day I would be working on a daily basis in a residential facility for troubled teens, I would not have believed them. Mostly I would have doubted this because I never had juvenile justice on my radar. And I believed that teens who…
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