2021 YDL Participants

Youth Design Leadership for Community Safety (YDL), a collaboration with the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative and the Goldin Institute, is a nine-week, hands-on exploration of design and activism for youth who have a connection to Garfield Park.

YDL will connect with larger initiatives happening in Garfield Park and participate in community-led planning and design projects focused on creating safe space, promoting community wellbeing, and increasing access to opportunity. This program will help participants establish a foundation to communicate, advocate, and make an impact through design.

• Wednesday, September 21-November 16, once-a-week

• 4:30pm - 6:30pm

• Open to: Teens ages 13 -18 who have a connection to Garfield Park

• Topics covered: Architecture, Public Interest Design

• Values covered: Human-Centered Design, Sustainability, Community Health

• Cost: FREE! This summer program is sponsored by the Polk Brothers Foundation.

  Participants will be compensated for their time after completion of the program.

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