It's Our Money
#itsourmoney Youth led direct democracy
Youth Organizations Implement Projects and Report Back
02/26/2021 - 09/30/2021
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My name is Alexis Harris and I am the youngest mentee of Guns Down Life Up and I think we should get the funding...
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My name is Titanna Martinez, and I have been a mentee of Guns Down Life Up (GDLU) since the year of 2017. I am now in...
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Evepele Felicien GDLU Mentee I believe that Guns Down Life Up should be rewarded $20,000. I believe this because it...
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Samantha Rodriguez Guns down, life up I believed that youth needs more programs like Guns down life up. Guns down...
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Shamar Scott// menteeI’m currently a participant of the winter youth of guns down life up i believe that other...
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Homelessness is a global, national, and local issue. According to a 2005 United Nations survey on homelessness, 100...
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We can start a dance program and get studio which anyone from the community can join. We can practice and compete...
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We can hold gaming tournaments which players can win prizes and it can be streamed and shared throughout the...
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A clothing line making clothes that everyone can wear, brings up morale in the community and is good for peoples...
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what about mini jobs that are not technically jobs like picking up trash off the ground for money and funds and ...
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I think we should have a program for this cause using creativity
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Creating a group that will help the youth deal with their emotions and stress that are experiencing during this...
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give help to students and acknowledge them about college admissions and scholarships
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My idea is to have the youth give back to their communities by way of food distribution, community clean up projects,...
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I would like to propose funding the Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts Inc. and their programs such as The...
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I’m apart of an amazing non profit organization called Big Apple Leadership of The Arts (BALAA). They’re the parent...
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Have donations for the school such as printers , printing paper ink etch ...... stuff that can help the teachers...
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I was thinking about making a documentary about how the youth is dealing with school and other things in this global...
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Some people don't realize how much us teenagers go thorough in daily life. We are continuously pressured to meet...
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How monies are generate to create a budget and how monies are spent
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Creating a social peer group is just the beginning. Youth of this generation have long suffered from undiagnosed...
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Having people around the world that can give free tutoring to students in college or High-school just like zoom. So...
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The idea I have is many parents are losing their jobs which effects their children in a negative way. So a solution...
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think there should be more groups for people to talk and just have a safe place to come to. allow people to come out...
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Young people, and older, need to learn how important mental health is. If your mind isn’t strong then none of you...
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It is an organization where kids can say their ideas and how they feel about the pandemic. This can help them build...
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Teens can be invited to a free, open forum, where they can vent about what’s bothering them, and find solace in the...
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To Install a fridge/ cold storage unit in the El Puente Bushwick center for community use for whatever people need it...
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School is the biggest issue for youth right now, so career and college advice as well as tutoring services would help.
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We do not need the amount of algebra that we are given in classes. If i’m not going to be an engineer I do not need...
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we can make a site where we can meet in person while having distance and having live sessions and talking about how...
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That we do programs that help us make money but also advise us how to spend the money and how we can save
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The performing arts can provide the opportunity for youth to be able to boost their confidence, learn new skills,...
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Create a free training course for everyone, but aimed towards young people and people in the 25 priority...
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We know about the school to prison pipeline, but what about the sexual abuse to prison pipeline. Recently, it has...
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Having a program that guides students through the college application process, standardized tests, and job...
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Having therapy for poc or minority groups where mental health is a taboo topic.
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To hold a tutoring program to help kids with schoolwork and testprep.
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Inviting K-12th graders to learn more about the natural environmental and how to engage in sustainability in an urban...
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Declining mental health is an enormous epidemic amongst the American youth. A free one on one or group therapy with a...
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Health insurance should be free at least during the pandemic to prevent the rising of cases. As the members of most...
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A program that will allow young people to connect with other young people in the city or even in the country.
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Having a place comfortable for the youth who are struggling with their mental health virtually so they can get help
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A place where people can have group therapy and share their experiences or have a one on on with someone to talk to.
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To have sessions for youth to vent about their issues. Typical therapy sessions are pricy, and a pandemic should not...
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Allocating for a small location, or a few locations if possible for youth to schedule for a place to hang, unwind and...
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Student are getting discourage and unmotivated while doing online classes.
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We should have a therapy like session and where students can express their feelings and let their feels flow out (if...
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Mental health is very important and I feel like a lot of kids have mental issues because of their society or how...
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my idea is to make youths have jobs and try to make the indepedent
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A group where people share their mental health issues or state mental health issues that you know of and we could...
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A hotline where people can talk and converse casually even if there not feeling necessarily depressed. I was thinking...
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Helping youth know their worth and becoming stronger also help others that are in need
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Ask or answer the questions on what the youth needs to find what they need or look for in their way of life. Whats...
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Reduce stigmas around LGBTQ+ youth and mass incarceration youth by having access to lots of education and creating...
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A more hands on advisement system. I know the high school I went to was smaller so I met with my advisor often and...
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There is many people that are stressed out about similar things so maybe if there was a call where everyone says what...
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Create a program where students from the whole communities join together and do different activities. It will help...
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Youth in the LGBTQ+ communities don't have the support they need in their families and friend groups. An idea could...
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30 mins is not enough to ask teachers for help so i believe that we need more time to go over things and maybe more...
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help students find more ways to be less stressed
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The eviction rate in NYC skyrocketed over the corona virus pandemic. They need help to stay warm this winter and we...
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Spend the money on helping kids all ages talk about their mental health and situation comfortably. Some kids can not...
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To host/create a program that educates and promotes academic discussion around politics, the government (city, state,...
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The Center has an internship called R.E.A.D.Y. where you can find any job/internship you are interested in and the...
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More funding in order to support youth who need to get therapy or counseling. Therapy is expensive and there's a long...
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Have spaces for youth who do not have homes. A lot of youth depend on school as places to be and Covid has made this...
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Teens are often stopped from participating in educational workshops or seminars, even virtually, because of a lack of...
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Free therapy for youth. places that offer free counciling for youth are generally underfunded
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An open and safe space for teens to go to and just talk and socialize with one another to leave unsafe households....
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A few topics we will touch up on is peer pressure with drugs/alcohol, gang violence and police brutality. We could...
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Young people should put a small percent of money in to a stock. They will watch it grow or plummet. If their stock...
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Creating a space where young adults and teens can figure out what they wanna do in life if they’re lost and don’t...
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I feel like some of the youth needs a space to go to get out of the house and do they’re school work or anything of...
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A private space online or in person that can include gaining community service hours for high school graduation or...
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Most youths don’t really get the time to incorporate their own ideas. We can make our voices heard and help our...
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there should be more counselors in schools that focus on this, & all information should be kept confidential.
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My idea is to push mental health as a part of education wether it’s a program or a class
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making therapy more affordable and accessible for people of youth and people who are busy
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An event that begins with a mental health issue ie: radical self love, non violent communication, toxic behaviors in...
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To help other black citizens use their voice even when they are scared or else we are not going to have our voices...
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11/06/2020 -
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I want new laptops at my school
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11/05/2020 -
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Plant more trees in my local park in Staten Island clove lakes park
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A program for college tutoring, scholarships, any aid in general
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I believe that we need more trustworthy counselors in schools that we can go to to talk about.
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To help kids and adults in need care of incarceration and police brutality.
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It is a place for youth 13-18 to be able to express themselves and be able to get mental health help. Also, a place...
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A place for kids to study together . Like a library where there is technology and people to help . Comfortable...
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Use the 100,000 to help fund ways for a police reform of actions and measures taken by police.
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A safe space where students can speak to other students about whats going on with them whether its a situation with a...
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