Columbia Second Chance

Youth In Action was out at Columbia Second Chance on 6-28. While we were there we helped clean the kitty condos. We got to meet many of the residents of the kitty condos and play and socialize with them. It was a lot of fun and we helped out a lot.

Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture

YIA had a great time at the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture's Urban Farm. We learned a lot about farming and how important it is. We were able to plant an entire row of both zuccini and sweet potatoes. One of our volunteers, Aaron, said his favorite part was digging up potatoes that were planted in the ground. It was a blast and I honestly cannot wait to do it again in July!

Welcome Home Inc. Navigation Course

It was hot, but that didn't keep 5 YIA volunteers from coming out to this event. Unfortunately, a few of the veterans from Welcome Home that were going to come out had medical appointments and a few more were sick. It was just us, but the staff of Welcome Home wanted to go ahead and do the event anyway. We were able to learn a lot about the military and begin to understand why homelessness is such a problem amongst veterans. We learned all about how to use a GPS system to navigate terrain and find a destination. I better give props to Ethan and Luke who won the navigation contest, but it was a valiant effort by all!

Lunch in the Park

We made a big difference today! YIA served 156 lunches to kids who may not have gotten food otherwise. These kids depend on this program and I am so proud of our YIA volunteers for what they did today!

Ronald McDonald House!

On June 16th we did the "adopt a snack" program at the Ronald McDonald House. We were able to make two fruit pizzas for the occupants of the Ronald McDonald House. This can be a great benefit for those staying at the Ronald McDonald House, giving them a quick and fun thing to eat when they need a pick me up. Our volunteers were very creative and made some sweet looking fruit pizzas.

Family Fun Fest!!!!

We had 6 of our finest volunteeers come out to help the City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation put on the Family Fun Fest! We got to pass out stickers to kids who were at the Family Fun Fest at Flat Branch Park. We were also able to give kids temporary tattoos and face paint. It was a blast hanging out with the volunteers and the kids. We have another volunteer event with the Family Fun Fest in July and would love to have you come out!

Boone County Health Department

We had a blast on Monday at the Boone County Health Department. There we learned about what they do at the health department and we learned about using a home garden to create a sustainable lifestyle. We passed that information along to a group of kids who we helped start a container garden. Great Event!