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Me siento más seguro y he decidido tomar un camino universitario que me ayudará a continuar el trabajo que hago aquí. Siento que he encontrado mi voz.

 

Este año he aprendido a facilitar una conversación. Los talleres que hemos tomado han cambiado mi perspectiva sobre cómo hacer acercamientos de manera apropiada. Me siento diferente porque he mejorado mis destrezas de oratoria.

El mentor te enseña y también haces cosas por tu cuenta y aprendes por ti mismo; ya luego tú le enseñas a otros lo que tú sabes. -miembro de WYC

GROW Windham cultiva relaciones y facilita espacio para que jóvenes, miembros de la comunidad y aliados en el sistema alimentario puedan colaborar para alcanzar una comunidad y un sistema alimentario local más fuerte.

Nuestras áreas de enfoque incluyen:

Los Jardines Comunitarios en Lauter Park, en donde los jóvenes y los miembros de la comunidad crecen alimentos y se facilitan talleres, días de trabajo y en donde se organizan eventos para la comunidad.

The Windham Youth CORE Program (“Cultivating Opportunities, Resources, and Education”), that engages local high school students in youth-led community food enterprises through which they build their own skill-set for career and life experiences and build their community at the same time; 

Facilitating, supporting, or hosting Community Programs, such as the Windham Community Food Network, the Willimantic Farmers’ Market, and Solid Ground Farmer Trainings.

Congratulations to all the recipients of our 1st annual CommUNITY/ComUNIDAD Leaders Award!

This CommUNITY/CommUNIDAD event originated as a result of the Windham Youth CORE’s newest initiative: “Certified Community”. Certifed Community, which was created last summer, began as a way for the Youth CORE to market our own locally-made products such as our Sofrito and Frog Fire/Fuego de Rana hot sauce, while educating the community about the importance of investing locally. However, the initiative has since grown to recognize other businesses, people, and programs working to improve Windham’s local community by investing their time, money, and efforts into the local food system, economy, and community. CommUNITY/ CommUNIDAD is the first awards ceremony that will recognize pioneers in not only the food system, but the community as a whole. Ruby Rodriguez, one of the key people in the organizing of the event is most excited to commemorate those who have made a change in Windham’s local community: “I am most excited to see the inspiration. People will get to reach out into their community and see that someone is watching, and they are not doing it for nothing.”

~Malakai James Poulin, Windham Youth CORE Member

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