Youth Venture

Our Venture is called STOP – Students Talking Out Problems. This name was developed by a team of students who need for a change was accommodated by creating a forum were students can stop negative problems and talk out their issues.

Students Talking Out Problems plans to raise local awareness and
financial support for youth giving the a safe harbor to openly express their feelings on any subject matter that affects their life and identity. Our focus is to break the chain that have oppressed youth and that’s why our motto is “Breaking the Chain”. It has come to our attention that behaviors in teens are at risk. Juvenile and adolescent crime has increased as well as the suicide rate. In order to combat these rising rates we have developed Students Talking Out Problems.
Our vision is to:

• ENCOURAGE TEENS TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS

• HELP OTHERS DEAL WITH NEGATIVE SITUATIONS

• PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION

• INFLUENCE POSITIVE LEADERSHIP

The purpose for S.T.O.P. is to alleviate the hardships students face on a daily basis by allowing forums where students can have open dialog in regards to cultural/ self awareness, educational and career goals, and political and social issues that effect teens.
S.S.O (Students Speaking Out) is one of the major programs that correspond with S.T.O.P. This program is designed to encourage teens to speak out on various issues that may have been left unheard. While S.T.O.P. is designed to have stationed forums at a designated place Students Speaking Out is designed to bring the forum to everyone in a seminar manor and plant the seed for a S.T.O.P. group be formed in other areas to meet youths needs. Clearly this will benefit the community by giving you a positive but sheltered place where they can be heard and problems can be solved.

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Business, Children, Community Development, Cultural Awareness, Education, HIV Prevention, Human Rights, Literacy, Mentoring, Poverty, Safety and Violence Prevention, School Community Development, Substance Abuse, Technology, Teen Pregnancy, Youth Empowerment