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The Summer of Solutions - 2010

“We need to take steps, however small to begin with, towards creating a local sustainable economy that enables us to work, eat, and take care of our families, bring the neighbor back into the 'hood, and slow down global warming.” – Grace Lee Boggs

In the face of a falling economy, an energy crisis, fragmented and inequitable communities, and the growing threat of global warming, youth are coming together to create and implement solutions that address all of these challenges together.  These are solutionaries - youth leaders who work as innovative organizers across issue lines to build the green economy as an engine for local opportunity, climate and energy solutions, and social justice.

This summer, youth will gather in communities across the nation for the Summer of Solutions - a training ground for its participants and a launching pad for the solutionary vision.  With the support of local partnerships that they will forge and a national network of fellow solutionaries, participants will create self-sustaining projects that will have a direct impact on their communities and that will serve as models for others to build on.

The Summer of Solutions is a grassroots, volunteer-based, people-powered program, and we rely on people just like you for just about everything – from the project expertise, to the local partnerships, to the financial support for the young people dedicating their summer to build the solutions. We are hosted by a youth-led group called Grand Aspirations, which is fiscally sponsored by Global Exchange.

Check us out!:

• Learn more about the Summer or Solutions nationally:
• Summer of Solutions Values, Principles, and Strategies
• What You Give and What You Get
• What We'll Do Day to Day
• Learn more about the specific programs by clicking on their map icons or using the "2010 Summer of Solutions Programs" drop-down menu at upper left
• Then Help Make It Happen:

Apply to the Summer of Solutions 2010

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