We will pay teens stipends ($18+/hour) to clean, beautify, garden, and build up the community. We will also provide funds for volunteer mentors to spend time one-on-one with the teens.
Overall, as an organization, we will continue to empower the teens to create gardens, partner with other local organizations, assist with an after school program, and more. We will also empower the teens themselves through offering workshops aimed at holistic growth and providing contexts for mentorship, socialization, and community, and in doing so, combating the isolation and social anxiety epidemic outlined by Jonathan Haidt (“The Anxious Generation,” 2024), Derek Thompson (“The Anti-Social Century”, The Atlantic, 1/8/2025), and others.
Emerald Martez
emeraldmartez@gmail.com
Grant Hofman
grant.hofman@gmail.com
Jose Rios
joseathand@gmail.com