The "Youth Against Poverty" state project is a movement recognizing
a very serious problem involving teens and children in our state and across
the country. Statistics taken in 2009, state that Florida has a 21% poverty
rate in children and teens. That is roughly 852,000 people. It's the
responsibility of our youth to recognize, educate, and take the opportunity
to solve this growing problem. By creating this project we are trying to
inspire youth to take action against the devastating living conditions of
those less fortunate within our communities. The necessity of this action
has become more apparent over the past few years. It is for this reason
that our main goal is to empower youth to get their clubs and their
communities heavily involved. We hope that with this project we can
impact communities and bring hope back into the lives of those affected by
poverty.
