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Community Care Pop-UP Event- “Community Composting Challenge”

Youth²– Youth Helping Youth (www.youthsquared.org) will begin a “ Community Composting Challenge”. On Saturday, October 2^nd, from 9-12 pm. at the SPAC parking lot on the west side of Route 50, Sustainable Saratoga will sponsor its 5^th “Recycles Day 2021”. Youth² will have a COVID-safe station at the event.

In order to begin this effort Youth² is offering a FREE stainless Steel kitchen compost bin with charcoal filters to the first 100 people who want to participate in this challenge. If you would like to begin to separate your food scraps, stop by our Recycles Day station and we will hand you your new compost bin and the educational materials that go with it.

Community Care Pop-UP Event- “Songs for Social Action” with Canadian Road Poet Scott Cook.

Youth²– Youth Helping Youth (www.youthsquared.org) is so excited to hear Scott Cook (http://www.scottcook.net) perform at Caffe Lena! The concert is on Wednesday, September 29th, from 7-9 pm. There will also be a live interview with Scott Cook during the intermission. We plan to host a bake sale to serve refreshments for the show. Ticket sales are on the Caffe Lena website. Tickets are available for in-person and live streamed. So please take a second to secure your tickets now by visiting the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-squared-presents-scott-cook-songs-of-social-action-social-justice-tickets-160013230881.

August -Community Care Pop-UP- “Emergency and Safety Kits”.

Youth^2-Youth Helping Youth (www.youthsquared.org) has partnered with Rebuilding Saratoga and will be doing a charity drop off to support safety in our local community. Rebuilding Saratoga is an organization whose mission is repairing homes, revitalizing communities and rebuilding lives. Rebuilding Saratoga provides critical home repair and accessibility modification for low- income Saratoga County homeowners. This is Youth^2’s 6^th Community Care Pop-UP Event- “Emergency and Safety Kits”. A station will be set up at the 112 Spring Street parking lot (entrance off Court Street) on Friday, August 27th from 3-5pm to receive donations of kitchen fire extinguishers, 10-yr. smoke detectors, CO2 Detectors, night-lights, First Aid Only kits and small travel hand sanitizers. The Pop-UP will happen rain or shine and be a COVID-safe drop-off.

CALL TO ACTION! YOUTH²– YOUTH HELPING YOUTH is currently welcoming grant applications-to lessen the effect of the pandemic, support families in economic crisis, fight systemic racism, and promote environmental action.