Youth United

• Providing leadership roles for young people
• Bringing diverse youth from different organizations, faiths, age groups and backgrounds together in meaningful volunteer roles
• Actively involving Habitat homeowner children as volunteer partners
• Engaging young people in Habitat for Humanity's mission and in their communities
  

"Youth United provides a platform that allows teens to speak their minds and gain positive feedback from their ideas. Within this atmosphere, we are not restricted by an adult's superior knowledge or opinion; instead, we are greeted with respect and understanding that encourages creative thinking and inspires us to do more. When our fundraising concepts are put in action, we learn the importance of coordinating, networking, and overall support within a community - things that many people do not learn until they are entering the job market. Youth United offers a win-win situation: betterment of the communityand skill development of the youth for greater success in the future." -Mary Means, college chair of Youth United

2011 Youth Build

Plans for the 2011 Youth Build are now underway. Individuals, schools, churches and other youth groups are encouraged to join Youth United and help us make a family's dream of homeownership a reality.

All groups that pledge support for the 2011 Youth Build will help build the home. Groups must be 16 to build, but there are other ways for younger youth to get involved. Schools, churches and groups who have pledged fundraising support for the Youth United Build will get top priority on days and shifts. Groups may pledge money until the first week of May. All donations are due in May.

Contact Crystel Hardin at 901.761.4771, ext. 210 or via email at chardin@memphishabitat.com for more information.

Youth United Leadership Roles and Committee Meetings

History of Memphis Habitat's Youth United Program