One man tacked his complaints to the door of a Catholic church. Do people know your story?

Your stories will change our destiny.

BACKGROUND:

1. Millions of people are blogging their stories.
2. Policy activists are always looking for "personal stories" to support their goals.
3. You are more powerful than you think.

IMPACT:

1. One single story can make tanks roll to a stop.
2. The new march in Selma, Alabama, is flickering across our keyboards.
   

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Our proposal is to develop a website, which houses all the programs available in the community to youth ages 13-24 as they prepare or experience a transition from childhood to adulthood. The website will provide information for programs, services, grants, volunteer opportunities, etc and their location using a google map mashup. The youth or provider using the website would answer a questionnaire regarding the youth and be provided with a list of programs/services he or she is eligible along with the information and location for the agency providing the service. This website will be updated monthly to reflecting the constantly changing programming within the community. This pilot program can then be duplicated in communities all over the world.

Transportation and communication are major barriers for residents to connect to services offered. If we could provide this one-stop website with the services and locations and promote it city-wide, then these two barriers may be resolved.

Locally we have a collaboration of over 16 organizations committed to improving services for youth to ensure we are developing well-rounded and supported individuals.