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Finding Purpose Projects for Today’s Youth
Published in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, I've Been Thinking
March for Lives is now one of the largest youth-led movements in the past few decades in America. Across the country young people are standing up for their rights and social change. Many students who weeks ago were politically apathetic or unengaged have found a cause. They have found a meaningful place to take a stand.
Indeed, many students are experiencing what the Search Institute calls a “ spark moment,” followed by what we at Project Wayfinder call a “purpose project.” A purpose project lies at the intersection of three things: a need in the world that must be addressed, a skill that someone has or wants to develop, and something they love to do and feel strongly about.The conference ends on a positive note...