Programs · Community Action

Youth-Led Community Action Projects.

Guided mentorship projects where youth identify local issues and create tangible solutions. Leadership, organizing, and civic engagement — all youth-driven.

Youth at community meeting

01 — What Youth Build

Each project starts with a question: what matters to you?

01

Research

Youth investigate the issue — data, interviews, lived experience.

02

Design

Teams shape a response with mentor support and community input.

03

Execute

Projects ship. Real deliverables, not presentations.

Real issues. Real solutions. Real impact.

02 — How to Join

Ready to apply?

Referral from an agency or self-referral. Ages 16–21. Baltimore City, Harford County, or Cecil County.

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