“T4G has helped me by opening more opportunities for me. It taught me business and communication skills and has encouraged me to be a leader of a business.” - Jamar Smith
“T4G has helped me think beyond fun and games and to think about my career and my future. It also prepared me for the future by encouraging me to get good grades in school. Since being involved with T4G I was able to build a reasonable resume, travel to help out in a New Orleans community and build relationships with others through networking." - James Whitaker
“Being in T4G I have learned to do the best at every job I do. It has also taught me to be self motivated in life.” - Larry Finney
“I want to make a garden of my own." -Malik Collier
“ T4G encouraged me to eat more food that is good for me.” -Anisa Santiago
“T4G has taught me to stop being cruel to plants and care for them with a little bit of love." -Natasha Franks
Teens 4 Good, a program of the Federation of Neighborhood Centers, is a youth entreprenurial produce and nutrition business that transforms vacant lots into urban gardens/farms, improving access to healthy food for communities, creating meaningful jobs for at-risk youth and empowering youth to become healthy responsible young adults and leaders who give back to their communities.
**Applications for 2012 are now online in our Join Us section** Interested in volunteering? Visit our "Volunteer" section to find out how. Go to our "Calendar" section to view upcoming events.
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