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ParTnered wiTh 17 sChools To make monThly
or quarTerly PresenTaTions or hosT weekly or
Bi-weekly aFTer sChool Programs
Fy2010:
“COSI donated space and resources for the Flip the Script
Rebel summit. As an institution, we value young people and
families. And we value the mission of Rebel to promote
positive messages to youth. We were glad to be a part of this
movement, and it was a meaningful partnership for us to
work with an organization like Huck House that has the
ability to be hands-on with youth and their issues.”
TiFani kendriCk
direCTor, miraCle-gro CaPiTal sCholars Program, Cosi
Changing The way kids Think.
Over the past year, the Community Education team emphasized the importance
for teens to change their mindset and adopt a more positive way of thinking
about themselves and their futures. Huck House partnered with 15 other youth
agencies to host the Flip the Script Rebel youth summit at COSI in June. More
than 167 youth attended and had the chance to participate in town hall forum
discussions and individual workshops in four different areas: arts, social activism,
entrepreneurship, and empowerment. The summit empowered youth to resist
conforming to the status quo and to become leaders among their peers. Flip the
Script was such as success that Huckleberry House plans to help expand the
event next year.
For the 2010 Green Light Project, the Community Education team focused on
one zip code: 43219, the Brentnell community. Children’s author Sy Alexander
spoke at a kick off event at Brentnell Education Center, where 75 teens gathered
to learn more about Huck House, the Green Light Project, and to learn the Green
Light line dance. Volunteers helped Huck House go door to door in the community,
passing out thousands of green lights. We succeed in painting the neighborhood
green and making a powerful statement about the importance of runaway
prevention and caring for at-risk teens in the community.
Passed ouT 1,237 green lighTs in The
CommuniTy oF BrenTnell To raise awareness
oF runaway PrevenTion
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