Youth-Adult Partnerships: A Powerful Force for Community Change

March 1, 2004 | Public Programs

This article describes Youth as Resources, a nationwide initiative involves youth and adults as equal partners in projects that improve community life. Some examples of the projects include the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, which engages teenagers to install solar heating in low income homes, and the Haydenville Preservation Committee, which implemented neighborhood cleanup and landscaping projects in rural Ohio.

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Shaun Butcher

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Center for Youth as Resources

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Publication Name: Afterschool Matters

Volume: 3

Page Number: 39

Resource Type: Research Products

Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | Engineering | History/policy/law | Technology

Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Adults | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Community Outreach Programs

Access and Inclusion: Rural

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