Hello everyone, Moving into my sophomore year of high school was a bit of a challenge, with schoolwork and tests it was honestly pretty hard to work on my advocacy project. However, I was able to do multiple things that benefitted the project overall throughout the year. Specifically, I designed a personal commitment plan that […]
Read more "KEITH’S ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN"Hi all, So my advocacy project focuses on the mental health within my community of East New York. The goal is to spread awareness and help put in place systemic solutions for many of the residents. When I began taking preliminary actions during the summer and fall of last year for my project I anticipated […]
Read more "Saddiq: Improving Access to Mental Health Services in East New York"Hi everyone, Going into my junior year of high school, I designed a comprehensive, three-part mental health project that I wanted to implement. My project entailed raising awareness on mental health problems, educating my fellow classmates on mental illnesses, and providing/ ensuring that student have resources available that can serve as an emotional/mental relief from the […]
Read more "Joel’s Campaign: Mental Health = Overall Health"Hi Everyone! To remind everyone, my advocacy campaign is to promote awareness about the importance of early childhood mentorship and education in the community around my school – Deerfield Academy. In order to accomplish this, I have partnered with the Big Brother Big Sister Program in Franklin County. By doing this, I have created […]
Read more "Mamadou’s Campaign: Early Childhood Mentorship & Education"Hi Everyone, In the beginning of starting my advocacy project, I encountered obstacles that I did not anticipate. I have to meet with the head of resident services to not only get his approval, but also his sponsorship for the poster campaign. The reason for this is that the procedure for posters through the […]
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