Topics: Youth

This story shows a brief impression I felt in a moment of starting development of my life. I was leaving my home to travel to Costa Rica, where another family was waiting for me. Me and a lot of great people had worked hard to make this possible. Finally I arrived and things were not so happy at the beginning because of cultural shock but by the time is life experience.

This is the story of a "dynamic duo" from Tucson.

This is a story of how Willie Blake grew up on a small farm with family responsibilities and made a good life for himself and his community.

Devon and Ramón express how they got a second chance at their education through the Facilities Maintenance Program offered through the Boston Private Industry Council. This story was produced in a workshop offered to grantees of Commonwealth Corporation's B.E.S.T. initiative for older youth.

Sidmarie created this piece as part of her TeachBoston internship in the summer of 2006. In it, she talks about how seeing injustice in the schools fueled her passion for becoming a teacher. TeachBoston works with Boston youth to support them in becoming educators in the Boston Public Schools.

Tye created this piece as part of her TeachBoston internship in the summer of 2006. TeachBoston works with Boston youth to support them in becoming educators in the Boston Public Schools. In addition to writing and editing this story, Tye also created the music in the background.

Unlike many people, Erin gets an incredible amount of joy through her work with teenagers through her job as a case worker. In her story, she explains why her profession has special meaning to her.

Dinah, a 14-year-old girl from Uganda, tells her story of being abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) at age 9 and forced to become a child soldier.  They abuse or threaten to kill her if she tries to escape or refuses to follow their orders, which sometimes included killing and torturing people.  After a year living in the bush, she becomes convinced that her family is dead but eventually escapes to another camp that reunites her with the family.  After years of being haunted by memories and nightmares of her experiences, she has finally been able to stop thinking about these expe

Wuanitle is a 12-year-old South African girl who dreams of becoming an actress and ambassador.  She identifies her mother as her hero for always being there for her and providing her with the opportunities and support to pursue her dreams.