Help Support Personal Growth & Confidence of Youth Leaders

 

Early giving for Amplify Austin is happening now!

Something that really inspired me and motivated me was seeing how some of the other interns were growing out of their shell, becoming leaders, and having a voice for themselves. It motivated me to grow more.

Jeff, Food and Leadership Fellow, 2020

Sure, Urban Roots youth help to grow some of the most beautiful produce in town, but that’s not all that’s growing on the farm. The youth themselves are growing in ways that inspire us every day, whether they are trying new skills, like growing and cooking their own squash for the first time, or facilitating an intergenerational recipe development project in the community.

Urban Roots programs support youth leaders as they explore the very foundation of who they aretheir identity, their personal food stories and how those stories are connected to their culture; and they practice leadership skills like public speaking, team-building and problem-solving. South Austin Intern, Melanie, shared this about her experience, “I realized I can actually do this! My self-esteem started to rise.” With every new experience, every connection with fellow youth, they bravely step out of their comfort zones. And the reward for that kind of courage is a more deeply rooted confidence and empowerment, and our community is all the better for that!

Early giving for Amplify Austin is happening now! Support personal growth and confidence of youth leaders in our community by giving to Urban Roots before Amplify Austin Day, March 2 – 3, 2022. Gifts at every level will support leadership development by covering program costs, from seeds to youth participation awards, for this summer’s youth farm program. 

Will you make a gift today in support of the 2022 summer farm program?

About the Summer Farm Program

Each summer, the farm program unites a diverse group of 36 youth to learn and grow on the Urban Roots Farm. Young people age 14 to 17, many living in systematically under-resourced communities in Austin, spend 6 weeks strengthening life and leadership skills, building a unique, nourishing connection with food, and working hands-on to increase food access in our community.

Through the summer farm program, each youth has the opportunity for a transformational experience spending hundreds of hours on the farm, harvesting thousands of pounds of sustainably grown produce, participating in dozens of interactive workshops and cooking classes, and serving our neighbors in need through donating vegetables and volunteering at hunger relief agencies. Each program activity focuses on transferable life and leadership skills, personal health and wellbeing, and food justice values and knowledge that will stay with them for a lifetime.

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