Mapping America is step one in building a national communications system for youth and by youth. Youth Mapper will identify youth places in their neighborhoods.
ilivehere is the website where youth find places and opportunities.
National launch: 2012 Youthline will be a 24/7 toll-free confidential phone line linked to the ilivehere website and staffed by trained youth listeners.
Youthline America is currently supported by the Surdna and W.K. Kellogg Foundations. A small national team manages the creation and development of the projects and is informed by a large network of local experts in the public and private sectors across the country. The technology based projects offer the opportunity for existing local resources and networks to mobilize around these efforts.
Youthline America views these emerging products as primal civic engagement that will result in more youth impacting their own future and future of their communities. These products will add a more personal and more efficient capacity to technology already in place and widely used by young people. It is youth empowerment connected to technology, efficiency and reality.
For more information, email info@youthlineamerica.org.
