"Young Heroes provides the model for giving our children what they want and need in a way that engages them and makes them better citizens. It provides them with a greater view of the world around them. When a child knows that they can make a real difference in making their world a better place, they feel more confident and more in control of what is going on around them. "
-Lisa Newman, parent of a City Year Young Hero
Seacoast Young Heroes
The Young Heroes program is an innovative youth service learning program for middle school students that inspires and empowers youth to be courageous, compassionate and active citizens in their communities. Young Heroes participants commit to 15 Saturdays and complete over 100 hours of community service over five months from January to May. The program seeks to educate students on social and community issues and provides them with a structured, team-based opportunity to gain leadership skills and engage in community service.
Program Highlights in 2007-2008
- Successfully piloted Young Heroes program on the Seacoast graduating 30 students from 6 middle schools
- Had best national retention rate with 93% of the students completing the required number of service hours to graduate
- Planned and led “Young Heroes New England” bringing together over 300 middle schools students from Boston, Rhode Island, Manchester and the seacoast
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