April 14, 2010
Y-Press is teaming up with What Kids Can Do writing stories about youth making a difference in their community, solving problems, being artists and performers, stretching themselves intellectually, pushing for change on issues that matter.
Working with WKCD, we are writing a series of stories that provide a close-up view of “real time” citizenship among youth across the country. Some story ideas are submitted by youth and adults around the country, and others will come from the Y-Press team’s digging for stories about civic engagement. While most of these interviews will be conducted by telephone, Y-Press will also conduct some face-to-face interviews and create a multimedia package that includes audio slideshows and radio pieces.
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05/21/2012
Professional soccer’s top competition will be played in South Africa this summer, and the country is buzzing with excitement. Not only will it be the first time the Federation of International Football Association will stage the FIFA...
05/21/2012
On May 12, 2008, a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 struck Sichuan, China. Horrified, the Li siblings of Pearland, Texas, knew they had to do something for the victims.
05/21/2012
As adolescents walk into YouthVille Detroit, they enter a place where staff members not only know their names, but their backgrounds and life goals as well.
05/21/2012
Sometimes the small things in life really do make a big difference. Two organizations run by youth have realized that and are reaching out to the unfortunate through the pleasures of food.
05/21/2012
Dancing has swept American popular culture, from TV shows such as “Glee” and “So You Think You Can Dance” to “High School Musical” productions on the stage and screen.
05/21/2012
Matthew Evans never considered himself a big environmentalist. However, he cared about the environment and wanted to make a difference, so in October 2008, he founded Discover Green in Pflugerville, Texas. He was 15 years old.
05/21/2012
Before 2008, Janice Guzon never gave a second thought to good eyesight. Thumbing through magazines while doing research in the library that summer, she noticed that few people from Third World countries wore eyeglasses. She just assumed...
