Youth Mentoring Program
Bilingual Multi-Cultural Enrichment
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Activities
Healthy play directed at forging peaceful relationships; Participating in relevant local festivals and events
Leadership Development activities that explore the youth’s own culture and history through music, film, art and developing public presentations of their work
Intentional group building dialogues around issues important to them and growing collaborative relationships with each other
Action Oriented Workshops around: food systems; healthy eating; social equity; sustainable lifestyles; human rights; environmental stewardship; spiritual strength; gender equity and building community
Internships/Culminating Projects
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An enrichment program for low income Latino immigrant and farm worker youth in Whatcom County, ages 8 to 19 years. Activities are programmed year round in 6 week sessions with emphasis on developing a space that youth can call their own, and where they can develop leadership and critical thinking skills.
Our program provides a structured and safe space for healthy play and learning to address issues important to the youth and their families. C2C leaders provide mentoring to the youth that includes structured ongoing communications with their parents.
In the spirit of Community to Community ‘s mission of growing healthy communities, working for social justice, and treating the earth with reverence, this project and its all-volunteer staff commit to mentor and educate youth to become strong leaders in our community by:
*Honoring confidence and self-esteem
*Respecting cultural values; encouraging bilingualism and multi-culturalism
*Developing community awareness and a sense of place
*Learning personal responsibility and mutual respect
*Fostering relationships with social equity
*Developing Healthy Lifestyles
*Being courageous by finding their voice
*Learning to treat Mother Earth with Reverence
A Project of Community to Community 
For more information contact:
Rosalinda Guillen, Executive Director, (360) 738-0893, or
María Cortés-Zamora, Program Director, (360)738-0964
