SED: Youth support families in need

Bill shared the following social and economic development (SED) endeavors which arose from a local junior youth group . . .

I am a co-animator of a recently formed junior youth group. Our group has conducted a canned food drive for families in need. The cans collected were donated to a local food bank.

 The scope of service extends to the senior generation in the community

At the current time our group is working on a project to visit retirement homes and provide entertainment to the residents there.

SED: Examples of junior youth on the move!

Carla shared these endeavors with us that were born out of junior youth spiritual empowerment activities.  Each directly impact the larger community!

• Potting plants to give to dementia patients in a nursing home
• Using the quotes from Glimmerings of Hope for a potluck and devotional for the families of the junior youth
• Making craft gifts for junior youths' mothers
• Making puppy blankets for a pet rescue shelter
• Volunteering at local 10,000 Villages by unpacking incoming crafts and helping sell items at their fund-raiser

SED: Our small community participated in a project to help the environment

Priscilla responded to our request for information about any social and economic development (SED) endeavors in her community, though her community is quite small. Here's what she shared . . .

Our community is very small.  But three years ago we decided to join hands with a local group [linked with a local] Civic Association which organizes monthly projects to help the environment. Only four of our community [members] have attended.  Activities we have participated in have been to help clear land to make a walkable forest preserve, take English ivy off trees, plant trees and bushes along the frontage of the property, and to help restore an old farmstead and the grounds around it. 

SED: We maintain a flower garden at the city park

Loretta shared this note about a sustained endeavor in her community . . .

Every year our [Bahai] community do[es] a city clean up [to] maintain a flower garden at the peace pole of the city park.

SED: Community teaching project with volunteer youth

Ken responded to the inquiry that was sent to him to report on any social and economic development (SED) endeavors in his community.  This is what he shared thus far . . .

Our granddaughter was involved last year with the community junior youth project under the direction of the [Local A]ssembly and Board members . . . It was a community teaching project with voluntee your from many communities.

SED: Helping to keep children safe

Richard responded to the national request for information about social and economic development (SED) endeavors about which he is aware.  This is what he shared . . .

[I have been involved with an endeavor for] about 34 years actually. [I have been] interacting with various government agencies vis-a-vis infrastructure, specifically road and neighborhood hazards, such as inadequate signage, conflicting signals and signs, pedestrian safety and the use of media to educate and inform the public of ways to help themselves and their children be safe.

 

SED: A Bahai-inspired educational endeavor CGIE!

Keyvan responded to the request for information about social and economic endeavors (SED) in his community.  He shared this with us!

 

"[I] do have had a non profit Baha'i inspired educational organizations called Center for Global Integrated Education (CGIE). We do have trainings and working with college interns to facilitate integrated education of children and their parents, junior youth and youth and empower the community at large through it.

You can see some of our activities on our two websites and Facebook

www.cgie.org/blog

www.kidsidebyside.org

The mission of Center for Global Integrated Education, Inc. (CGIE) as a non-profit organization is . . . 

to develop, support, and promote integrated educational programs and materials; to foster the development of full human potential; encourage the preservation of global natural resources; and inspire the creation of unity among diverse peoples of the world.