Graduate Student Council Community Service Project: Philadelphia Urban Creators, a Youth-Led Organization Bringing Equitable and Sustainable Solutions to North Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Session Type: Off-Site Visit

Abstract

Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Philadelphia Urban Creators, North-Central Philadelphia.
Fee: $20 per person, Open to all attendees and pre-registration is required.
Transportation: Attendees will meet at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in the lobby at the front entrance at 10:00 am
Sponsor: Graduate Student Council
Contact: Marisa Anne del Campo, marisa.a.delcampo@gmail.com, (University of Connecticut)
Description:
This year we will partner with Philadelphia Urban Creators (PUC) (http://phillyurbancreators.org/), a grassroots youth organization using an innovative model of social change to create healthy and sustainable environments within the urban landscapes where they reside. Winners of Mobilize.org’s 2013 reGenerate Philly Summit Awards, PUC currently runs a variety of initiatives focused on urban innovation in North Central Philadelphia, including a fully-operating urban farm. Their group seeks to unite, educate, energize, and empower Philadelphia youth to become passionate leaders in the movement to transform blighted urban landscapes into models of community-based sustainability through community organizing, service-learning, artistic expression, and urban agriculture. Following an orientation and tour, we will work outdoors alongside members of PUC to help support their mission.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Cosponsor

• Graduate Student Council

Visit Leader

• Marisa A. del Campo, University of Connecticut