Voices of Youth

Youth play soccer at a Ferndale Parks & Rec event.

Voices of Youth: Ferndale Parks & Rec teens open up about pandemic life and the coming school year

Life during the pandemic hasn't been easy, but these Ferndale Parks and Recreation volunteer youth are persevering as they anticipate a new school year.

A group of Citywide Poets talk about their writing during a workshop.
Voices of Youth: Detroit’s Citywide Poets teens share feelings on poetry, BLM protests, and COVID-19

Teens involved with Detroit's Citywide Poets are deeply concerned about the state of the world during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Kaleigh Collins likes to draw, paint and work with clay.
Voices of Youth: Here’s how Mount Clemens area youth feel about creativity during COVID-19

These Anton Arts Center and Jermaine Jackson Community Center Youth are forging their own paths to self-expression during the pandemic.

Roughly 13,000 area youth participated in Detroit PAL activities before the COVID-19 outbreak.
Voices of Youth: Detroit PAL teens share surprising thoughts on life during COVID-19, BLM protests

Three Detroit PAL teens tell us how they feel about social distancing, preparing for college during a pandemic, and George Floyd's tragic death.

The Super Slide at Palmer Park opened in 2019
How these Port Huron Parks & Rec youth are staying fit and active during COVID-19

May is typically the time of year when third grader Noah Brooks begins to eagerly look forward to the fun and excitement of going to camp. Much to Noah’s dismay, though, camp has been canceled this summer due to the coronavirus outbreak. Find out how area youth are coping with the coronavirus-related shutdowns.

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