{"id":4980,"date":"2023-04-01T03:45:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T03:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2023-04-03T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T03:48:08","slug":"family-dollar-enhances-youth-empowerment-resources-to-support-teens-advocating-for-positive-community-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=4980","title":{"rendered":"Family Dollar Enhances Youth Empowerment Resources to Support Teens Advocating for Positive Community Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)– Family Dollar announces plans to donate $1.3 million to its ongoing national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The partners work together to equip young people with the resources, support and opportunities they need to feel empowered to Do More<\/strong> to positively impact the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, Family Dollar has raised more than $6 million for the youth development organization through corporate donations, in-store cause campaigns, brand partnerships and employee giving, furthering its mission to enable every young person to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know today\u2019s young people are passionate about driving meaningful change in their communities,\u201d said Jim Clark, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. \u201cIn fact, according to Youth Right Now<\/a>, a recent survey featuring insights from more than 100,000 Boys & Girls Club members, ages 9-18, 88% of kids and teens in Boys & Girls Clubs feel they can stand up for what they think is right, even if their friends disagree. We are grateful for Family Dollar\u2019s commitment to equipping young people with the advocacy tools they need to the leaders and changemakers of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Family Dollar will support the youth development organization with a new focus on supporting the Think, Learn, Create Change (TLC)<\/strong> platform,<\/strong> designed to empower Boys & Girls Club members to act on critical issues and become change agents through creation and implementation of their own TLC-backed local advocacy project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think, Learn, Create Change (TLC) Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys & Girls Clubs of America developed the Think, Learn, Create Change program to put youth at the center of their own advocacy experiences and support their ongoing, active engagement as local changemakers. This program challenges youth to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n