MY Leaders Lab
Our Youth Leadership Program, MY Leaders Lab, is a transformative experience for young people entering grades 8-12, focusing on personal growth, community building, and advocacy for underserved communities and the minority population. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, workshops, and projects that empower them to become leaders who make a positive impact in their communities. The
MYL provides a comprehensive leadership development experience that introduces students to the importance of leadership in their own lives, how to embrace their unique strengths and personality, and how to find who they are and wish to become.
There are two active initiatives under this program. Details are below.
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MY Wellness Warriors
Looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer? MY Wellness Warriors is a leadership and wellness program for Muslim high school students across Franklin County who want to grow, make a difference, and connect with other passionate young leaders. As part of MY Leaders Lab, this unique summer experience helps you build leadership skills, explore topics that impact youth today, and develop the confidence to create positive change in your school, family, and community.
Throughout the program, you'll participate in interactive workshops, team-building activities, service projects, and mentorship opportunities with community leaders and professionals. You'll learn about wellness, resilience, healthy relationships, advocacy, and community engagement while working alongside a diverse group of Muslim youth who share your commitment to making an impact.
The experience culminates in a youth-led Community Wellness Symposium, where participants take the lead in planning and hosting an event that brings together youth, parents, and community members. If you're ready to learn, lead, serve, and be part of something bigger than yourself, MY Wellness Warriors is for you.
Climate Justice Warriors
Are you passionate about making a difference in your community and protecting the environment? Climate Justice Warriors is a youth-led initiative of MY Project USA’s MY Leaders Lab that gives high school students the opportunity to turn their passion into action. Through hands-on projects, volunteers help reduce waste, promote reuse and recycling, and support sustainable solutions that benefit both people and the planet.
As a Climate Justice Warrior, you'll build leadership skills, gain real-world experience, meet like-minded young people, and become part of a growing movement of youth creating positive change. Whether you're interested in environmental issues, community service, sustainability, retail operations, or simply want to make an impact, there's a place for you on our team.
Join us, develop your leadership potential, and help build a greener, stronger future—one action at a time.
Lead at the Hilltop Youth Garden
Ready to grow something bigger than yourself? Join the Hilltop Youth Garden, a youth-led initiative where participants learn sustainable gardening, develop leadership skills, and make a meaningful impact in their community.
Working alongside experienced gardeners and mentors, youth ages 13–18 will grow fresh produce for local families, learn environmental stewardship, and help create educational content that inspires others to care for the earth. From planting and harvesting to community outreach, social media campaigns, and creative storytelling, participants gain hands-on experience while building valuable leadership and teamwork skills.
The Hilltop Youth Garden meets every Saturday from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM at Hilltop Youth Empowerment Center. We are especially looking for motivated young leaders who want to help shape and expand this growing initiative into a model for community service, food justice, and environmental action.
Grow Food. Grow Leadership. Grow Community.
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