A-VOYCE
A-VOYCE is ACDC’s Youth Programs empowers youth to be advocates and community organizers to shape their neighborhoods for and by the community!
“A-VOYCE equips youth to be community advocates who design spaces for collective dreams, joy, & power. We seek to guide youth from an inward exploration of personal identity into an outward transformation of community power.”
Photo by Reina Matsumoto
“[A-VOYCE] helped me grow more as a person. I was able to vocally express my ideas and what I wanted, fit in with a group, and allowed me to navigate through finding my own identity and leadership style.”
What have our youth been up to?
Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment (A-VOYCE)
Photo by LD Tran
A-VOYCE, Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment, is the ACDC’s youth leadership program for high school students in the Greater Boston area. There are currently two A-VOYCE programs:
The School Year program runs in Chinatown & Malden: October - May/June
Summer Leadership Academy (7 weeks): July - August
Youth-Led Placekeeping Initiatives
ACDC engages young people in activating underutilized public spaces with family-oriented activities and cultural programming. Our youth plan, organize, and implement the events and activities for the benefit of all community members who live and visit the neighborhoods we serve.
Photo by The Chinatown Project.
SATURPLAY
Between April to October, youth organize a monthly series at Mary Soo Hoo Park at the Greenway, in partnership with the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
Photo by Lee-Daniel Tran.
FILMS AT THE GATE
Every August, ACDC hosts a free film festival to bring community members of all ages together at the historic Chinatown Gate. Events such as this cultivate a sense of community and promotes increased accountability for visitors and residents to keep public spaces safe, clean and enjoyable for all.
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