Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. Some of the apps created by youth who have completed the program include: Buzzer Buddiez is a unique alarm app that uses voice-recording and a buddy system to help you get up in the morning. learning to build apps now because, well, they can."

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Develop Oakland Teen Empowerment 59

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

We start with the community and build to projects. Here are two examples: Our Youth Programs Manager, Emily Hope Dobkin, wanted to find a way to support teens at the museum. Emily started by honing in on local teens' assets: creativity, activist energy, desire to make a difference, desire to be heard, free time in the afternoon.

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Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students.

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Teen Arts Classroom Student 25

Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

The city's OpenData goals are to improve city services for residents and businesses, produce jobs, enhance economic opportunities, and increase resident engagement and empowerment. The site features information for developers, including tips for building apps and a guide for getting started.

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