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""Don’t believe all of the negative perceptions that are out there about youth. You, along with your families and communities can change things. You need to be part of a network of peers and adults who can work together to achieve a vision you may have... Young people are not in a ‘waiting period’...waiting to be leaders, waiting to make a difference...young people matter now!"" - Barbara Taveras, Philanthropist
Why I’m Here

To connect with like-minded inviduals who also care about the social issues that affect people in our country and around the world. Also to explore what can be done to improve the quality of education in low income communities. I also feel strongly on poverty and crime issues as well. I also seek to hypothesize with others on different methods that can be utilized to tackle all of these issues from a small/large scale.

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City Year is a nonprofit organization built on the belief that young people can change the world. The organization unites individuals of all backgrounds for ...
Tags: AmeriCorps  community service  City Year  CYNY 
by  City Year on december 14, 2007
Members  105 Discussions  36 Media  264
 
 
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Joined: 12/20/2007
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Lack of EFFECTIVE Guidance Counselo...

"When I was in High School my guidance counselor told me and all my Latino friends not to bother to apply to college because we would not get in anyway. I did not take heed to his "warning" and applied anyway. Much to my satisfaction I did get accepted" But many of my friends believed what he said a...

Tags: education  High School  empathy  guidance counselor  low income com... 
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The Trial of Sean Bell" Racial Prof...

I was outraged when I first heard the story of Sean Bell . The bottom line is cops fired 50 UNECESSARY shots at 3 "minority" men who were UNARMED resulting in the killing of one!

 

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Tags: justice  police brutality  Amadou Diallo  Racial Profiling  Sean Be... 
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My Our America Speech in DC
What an unbelievable experience. The Lincoln Theater was flooded with young people from across the country who were dedicated to making a difference in their...
Tags: City Year  Our America  quality of education  Youth Build 
Views 300
by  cheyenneVC on april 02, 2008
 
   
 
City Year Corps Members and kids doing "Rocky Run"
Thanks Berline for the idea to tape this. This was during our field trip at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
Tags: camp  City Year  Corps Members  field trip  PS 149 
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by  cheyenneVC on march 10, 2008
 
   
 
City Year Ty and Pete dance the "Ride the Pony"
This is at Camp City Year at PS 149 in Brooklyn. This is one of our warm up activities that we do at City Year
Tags: camp  City Year  Corps Members  dancing  service leaders 
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