Creating Places. Engaging Minds.
We are creating meaningful ways for youth to shape equitable and sustainable cities.
What We Do
Strategy + DesignWe are experts at engaging youth in the consultation and design phases of youth-facing projects and services for public and non-profit organizations.
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WorkshopsWe deliver city-building workshops for schools and youth organizations that focus on empathy.
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1UP ProgramWe enable high school students to lead their own community design-build projects by providing inspiration, leadership training, and project mentorship.
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News & Views
Our latest youth engagement events and stories.
Beyond Reality: A New Hope for Youth and the Environment through Video Games
Students are expressing helplessness and fear regarding their future because of the uncertainty brought on by climate change. Can video games can youth with hope for a better, more sustainable future?
Written by Cynthia Tia, Urban Minds Program Coordinator
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You St and Also You St: Intersectionality and Urban Spaces Not only do our identities render our experience of urban spaces unique; urban spaces shape and foster our identities. Moreover, urban spaces affect both our freedom and choice to express our identities.
Written by Patrycia Menko, Project Coordinator |
Making Inclusive and Equitable Food Systems through Community Initiatives:Reflecting on the 2022 1UP Conference
Another year, another exciting and inspiring conference! The sixth annual 1UP Conference was held on March 13th for high school students aspiring to make a change in their communities and become future city builders
Written by Lindsay Parsons, RUaPlanner team member & guest contributor
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