Youth Storytellers, ¡Que Madre! Media

Youth Storytellers, ¡Que Madre! Media is seeking young women of color, ages 15-25, who reside in the Eastern Coachella Valley and are interested in storytelling related to mental health challenges in their community. Stipends are available. For more information, contact Olivia Rodriguez Mendez, Program Manager, at [email protected].

Adults typically do not look to young people to help them solve issues that affect them. In fact many adults view youth from a paternalistic client perspective, and treat them as clients and not as a constituents. If we don’t allow young people to be partners in solving the issues that affect them, we miss an enormous opportunity to teach them how to take responsibility for their lives, how to exercise their voice, and how to become engaged citizens and community members. Not engaging them breeds voter apathy and makes young people want to tune out and disconnect.

Maureen Sedonean, Founder