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group of 21 Amani Youth and three chaperons departed in June for a trip of a lifetime to our nation’s capital, one that DC Youth Organizer Amanda Clark says is much more than a vacation. “There’s a world outside Milwaukee. A lot of the youth that we service, you know, they don’t even make it down- town,” said Clark. “A big part of it is just finding the youth in this community, this neighborhood and getting them con- nected to resources and programming that can keep them out of trouble.” Youth visited museums, landmarks, DC tourist spots and historically Black col- lege Howard University. They learned about past struggles and what they can do for a brighter future. “For me, in the future, I want to do more things,” said Dayvida Brown, a trip participant. The educational aspects of the trip were paramount, but it was also about taking youth out of their comfort zone and building relationship with their peers in the Amani community. The youth said that this experience helped them see different perspectives and will help them build relationships in the future. “I didn’t know any of these people until we went on this trip. It was scary but I had fun,” said Envyana Scott, another youth participant. Amani Youth take on Washington each year, but this was the first trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The trip, funded by the Herb Kohler Foundation, was postponed in 2020 and 2021. For information on youth organizing visit www.dominican-center.org Fore more info on Herb Kohl Philan- thropies visit https://www.herbkohl- philanthropies.org/grants AndGiving/
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