The Youth Power Committee's Virtual Fundraiser
WHO WE ARE:
We are the Youth Power Committee (YPC) of Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) in Bridgeport. We consist of young people who attend and/or have attended Bridgeport Public Schools from 8th to12th grade, ages thirteen to twenty-one. We come from varied life experiences such as not finishing high school, being the first ones in our family to graduate high school and/or attend college. Our committee members love learning, improving our city, and fighting for justice.
We organize to change the negative stereotypes placed on Bridgeport youth and the lack of opportunities we have access to. Since July 2016, we have been meeting on a weekly basis and have identified issues that impact all of us daily. We continue to build people power in our communities because we want to graduate on time and set ourselves up for a brighter future. In April 2019 Bridgeport YPC members made history by assuring that their recommendations for the city’s new Master Plan be approved by the City’s Economic and Community Development Committee (ECDC) and the city’s Planning/Zoning Commission.
STUDENTS WON
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE MASTERPLAN
The City’s Economic and Community Development Committee approved:
1. Page 16, Goal 1,
Strategy 12: to add a new Strategy such as, “Work with GBT and Board of
Education to best support student transportation.”
2. Page 16, Goal 3,
Strategy 6: to add ‘streetscapes’ and now read “Prioritize Safe Routes to
School for lighting improvements, sidewalk repair, streetscapes, and other
infrastructure improvements.”
3. Page 68, #1.3.6,
Action 2: to add ‘with youth input’ and to now read “Develop appropriate Safe
Routes with youth input and designate them as such.”
(Find PDF Format of our wins at: http://planbridgeport.com/intro )
On September 3,
2020, YPC members implemented the first permanent streetscape on the corner of Laurel
Ave & Grove St!
This pandemic has tried to stop us! But we won’t let it!
Join us for our first Virtual Fundraiser, where will share our stories and our journey for transportation justice in Bridgeport!
Either way, please consider making a donation. Your contribution is an investment for our continued victories and MRCT’s!
Peace, YPC Committee Members
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