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Youth Update
Youth Programs News |
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Get involved
Join Act! Speak! Build! Week this week
Sunday kicks off Act! Speak! Build! Week as we advocate for access to credit. Join your fellow young people in raising a collective voice about affordable housing needs. The 2015 Act! Speak! Build! Week event will be held through April 18. Visit habitat.org/youthprograms to register now and download our latest materials. Registered groups will also receive exclusive Act! Speak! Build! Week art to use on T-shirts and during events. Keep us updated throughout the week by using the #asbw2015 hashtag
ASBW is your chance to join forces with Habitat volunteers from across the United States. We encourage young people to engage elected officials and policy-makers in their communities. |
Start a Habitat Young Professionals group
As your collegiate leaders transition into the workforce, make sure Habitat volunteer opportunities continue to be available. Join us April 28 at 3 p.m. for details on how to start a Habitat Young Professionals group. Dial toll-free 866-740-1260 and enter access code 4104313. Have questions? Email us at [email protected]. |
Annual reports now open
Youth United and campus chapter annual reports are now open. Groups will receive more information from our team in a separate email. Have questions? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll make sure the best of the past year gets included in your report. |
Partner with Tithe and travel overseas
Your group is invited to join the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project this year in Pokhara, Nepal! This special build is taking place Nov. 1–6. This partnership is a great way for groups to participate in Habitat’s international missions. Learn more about the build experience at habitat.org/cwp/2015. Have questions? Email Katie Grover with the Tithe program at [email protected]. |
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Other ways to get involved
Answer a question, earn $2,500 for your campus chapter from Barnes & Noble College
Why Habitat? Your answer could win your group $2,500. Through April 26, submit your group Instagram video explaining why Habitat for Humanity is important. On April 27, voting for the seven finalists will begin, with the top videos moving on to the judging round. Four winners will be chosen to receive $2,500 from Barnes & Noble College for Collegiate Challenge alternative break build trips. Only groups with a Barnes & Noble college bookstore on campus are eligible to enter. Visit bncollege.com/college-partners for a complete list of participating bookstores. Email [email protected] for more details. |
Put books in Habitat homes
Your group can earn mini-grants from Project Storybook and KEDS to put books on the shelves of Habitat homeowners’ children. This partnership is a great way to include kids who are too young for the build site in the magic of making a house a home. Email [email protected] or visit twitter.com/Books4HFHKids for complete details. |
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Habitat's youth staff wants to hear from you! Send your stories, videos and photo links to [email protected]. Your news could be shared in our next newsletter. |
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Habitat's youth initiatives are sponsored in part by State Farm and The Seedlings Foundation. |
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