Leadership Ages 18 to 25

Your neighborhood: a lesson for ages 18 to 25

Making your community better can start small: a cleanup, tutoring or helping a neighbor. Working with existing groups multiplies the impact.

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The situation

Your neighborhood park is full of trash, and kids play there every day.

You think someone should do something.

What would you do?

  • Organize a cleanup with neighbors or a local group.
  • Complain online and do nothing else.
See the recommended choice and why

Recommended choice

Organize a cleanup with neighbors or a local group.

Making your community better can start small: a cleanup, tutoring or helping a neighbor. Working with existing groups multiplies the impact.

Your next step

Find one local group you could help this month.

Words you can use

“Want to help clean up the park Saturday?”

Sources

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