Youth Outdoors gives back

This fall, crews of teenagers walked though their urban neighborhoods to find challenges that needed solutions. Every semester, Conservation Corps’ Youth Outdoors participants design and lead projects that will improve their communities.

Biliy Sheckissa’s crew saw people living outdoors; they were concerned the homeless would need warm clothes for winter. So the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Youth Outdoors teens spent the day sewing felt hats and mittens, collecting food and clothing, and preparing a Thanksgiving meal for the less fortunate. “This is very important for teenagers. It changes the way you see the world and other people,” says Biliy (pictured at right).  “You see how one small thing can help … how everything is connected.”