Voices of Youth: Teen mental health, a photo story
This story features the work of Plamedie Ekumbaki a freshman at Kalamazoo Central High School. She was drawn to youth mental health as a topic and illustrated it through pictures.
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Voices of Youth: School violence, a photo story
This photo story features the work of Daniel Kibezi a student at Milwood Middle School in the sixth grade. This is Daniel’s second session with Kalamazoo Voices of Youth. He enjoys photography and uses this art form to explore the topic of policing in schools.
Voices of Youth: Schools try to improve safety. Some students and their families remain fearful
Safety measures and programs aimed at curbing gun violence among youth are in place and numbers of gun-related incidents in Kalamazoo are decreasing. Our Voices of Youth correspondent, Regina Kibezi, examines what’s being done about gun violence and how local youth are affected.
Voices of Youth: Why teens should care about climate change, and what’s being done locally
Climate change is a growing concern for both youth and adults. Our Voices of Youth correspondent examines what Kalamazoo is doing to protect the environment.
Voices of Youth will feature youth perspective in Calhoun County this fall
Voices of Youth Battle Creek is now open for those who would like to participate.
Voices of Youth: How to be better at recycling household waste
Recycling continues to become a more normalized part of the daily routine in many households, but most people don’t know what happens to the items they put in their recycling carts after waste haulers take them away.
Voices of Youth — Teen podcaster: ‘If I don’t speak out, who will?’
“Violence, academics, sports,” are the most important issues facing youth today, says Percy Gordon, adding that youth don’t intend on choosing violence first. “Violence is a mechanism of people, how we were raised. Violence is everywhere.”
‘Imagine Your Neighborhood’ summit allows youth to take charge and have a voice in their community
The goal of the “Imagine Your Neighborhood Youth Summit,” hosted by the City of Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Youth Development Network, was to create an environment where young people ages 14 to 22 could discuss ways to make their neighborhoods better and brighter places.
Voices of Youth: Transportation, a photo story
From walking, to biking, to taking the bus the ways of getting around Kalamazoo are many. Here are some scenes from the street as seen by a Voices of Youth Program participant.
Voices of Youth: A look at youth mental health, an art project
For the summer 2022 Voices of Youth Mahdi Hassnawi’s expressed himself through artwork on the topics of youth mental health.
