About Raising 100,000 Voices
Over 100,000 15-24 year olds live in Monroe County, New York and currently face the transition of leaving their childhood homes and schools to become successful and independent adults.
Raising 100,000 Voices is a project - where 15-24 year olds in area communities were given disposable digital video cameras to learn videography and to document their strengths and challenges of emerging into adulthood.Over the course of several months, participants worked with local artist-mentors and youth-serving professionals to produce their own three-minute documentary on issues of relevance to their growing up.
Thirty-six documentaries were showcased locally in June 2006. These films will be broadcast on WXXI Television this fall.
This project was co-led by Ann Marie White, Ed.D. at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry, and Shelley Figueroa at WXXI Television with funding in part from the National Center for Outreach.
About Roadwork for Success In Young Adulthood
Roadwork for Success is a community-wide coalition to develop solutions for 15-24 year olds in western and central NY. Key Steering Committee members are from Hillside Children's Center, Monroe County Family Court, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester City School District, High Falls Film Festival, Grace United Methodist Church, Eastman Kodak Company, Saint Joseph's Villa and WXXI.
Community Project Partners
How-to Manual
Raising 100,000 Voice project model manual and resources are coming soon, and will be posted here when ready.