Freechild Project

Action Resource Center

Intro

So you've looked over the Freechild website, you might have visited a youth media website, you saw a youth-led protest, and now you really have some great ideas about what you want to do.  But now that you're ready, what are you gonna do?  It seems like every organization out there has a different plan for you to follow, and you aren't sure where to start.  That's cool.  Just start here.

Resources

The new Action Resource Center (ARC) is designed to give YOU the tools you need to engage in real, relevant, and purposeful social change, by and with your friends.  Here are some tools here for you to print out and use on your own, as well as some other resources that we think can help you out.

These are webpages Freechild has created specifically to promote social change led by young people.

Webpages

Young women-led activism

Youth-Led Activism Resources

Youth-Led Service Learning

Youth-Led Media

Youth-Led Media Resources

FireStarter Youth Power Program

Student-Led Education Research

Student-led School Reform

Youth Rights Advocates

Money for Youth-Led Activism

Reading List on Community Involvement

Reading List on Social Change

Publications

Washington Youth Voice Handbook

This book explores who, what, when, where, why and how youth voice happens in one U.S. state by examining more than 50 youth-serving organizations. Also includes more than 20 workshop outlines and an exhaustive resource section.

Stories of Meaningful Student Involvement

This inspiring collection includes dozens of short reports of Meaningful Student Involvement happening in classrooms and schools across the nation. The stories include students as education planners, researchers, teachers, evaluators, decision-makers and advocates.