Tag Archives: youth

What’s in a Meal? (pt.1)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Aprilart Studios

What’s in a meal? Well, there’s the obvious: Food… togetherness (potentially)… conversation. What else? A recent meal I had the fortune to attend gave me a glimpse into that answer. On a warm summer day about a month ago here … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Kids & Youth, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged ABCD, asset-based community development, citizenship, community, gifts, indianapolis, Mapleton-Fall Creek, meals, neighborhoods, organizing, roving, teens, youth | Leave a comment

A Different Kind of Summer Job… Broadway Roving Youth Corps

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Aprilart Studios

Last month, I took part in a series of interviews held with young neighbors in the Mapleton Fall Creek neighborhood here in Indianapolis as part of Broadway United Methodist Church‘s JSP Roving Youth summer program. I also made my first collaborative … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Kids & Youth, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Stories Behind Artwork | Tagged ABCD, asset-based, Broadway, collaboration, community, documentation, economy, gifts, indianapolis, local, neighborhoods, roving, storytelling, video, youth | Leave a comment

Youthful Musings

Posted on December 7, 2011 by April

*[originally posted in ABCD in Action]* One theme that keeps showing up in the conversations I’ve been in among all kinds of people–in neighborhoods, spiritual organizations, nonprofits, government–is the lack of youth engagement in important local matters. This concern came … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Events, People Who Inspire Me, Uncategorized | Tagged age, bridging, connection, culture, events, generations, inclusion, power, respect, youth | Leave a comment

Kids have it all

Posted on February 18, 2011 by April

By saving me in a pinch, my nieces taught me the power of adults recognizing and requesting the gifts of youth in solving challenges. I reflect on what this means in our communities and share some resources for building respectful partnerships between youth and adults in society and in our daily lives. Continue reading →

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Why I Painted “Collective”

Posted on February 18, 2011 by michaelb

A lost wallet in snowy Chicago led me to encounter a group of young artists that deeply shaped my life direction. Continue reading →

Posted in People Who Inspire Me, Stories Behind Artwork, Uncategorized | Tagged artists, chicago, collaboration, collective, community, creativity, culture, diversity, hip hop, inspiration, paintings, power, travel, youth | 5 Comments