Leadership

Here at SOL we are committed to raising up young leaders in the community that are passionate about change. We call these youth change-makers, volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts to benefit the community.

Through our Youth Storytelling Initiative, we have created a program where local youth interview veteran volunteers at Share My Meals, allowing them to not only gain valuable skills, but also learn beneficial lessons. Youth finished off their project by creating online flyers, artwork, and graphic design to help Share My Meals gather more volunteers.

Youth Storytelling Initiative

Poster encouraging people to join Share My Meals to serve the community. It highlights the benefits of volunteering, including flexible schedules and food dropping. The poster features a graphic of two hands shaking and contains a URL for sign-up.
Poster encouraging volunteer drivers to help reduce food insecurity, featuring a quote about volunteering and a call to action with a website URL. The poster includes illustrations of a person picking up food, a volunteer driver, and delivering food.
A poster for a volunteer program features the text 'Share My Meals' and encourages participation, providing a URL for signing up. The poster includes illustrations of people handing over hearts and a person handling cans, emphasizing community service and helping those in need.
Large green and yellow reusable shopping bag filled with small paper bags containing candies or small items. The bag is on a dark carpeted floor in a room with wooden walls and shelves, with other storage containers and a trash can visible in the background.
Group of students gathered around a table in a classroom with brown wood-paneled walls and an American flag in the background, engaged in a group activity with colorful papers.
Three young girls standing inside a room with wood-paneled walls, shelves with canned goods behind them, and a window with blinds on the left side.

Stronger Together Initiative

Thanks to the Sodexo Stop Hunger Youth Grants Program, we received $250 to fund our large-scale packing event, where 200 care packages were assembled. These gift bags included a handwritten card, mini-hygiene kit (including toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, and floss), along with dried food good goods, such as pasta, rice, and beans. Through partnering with the Princeton Mobile Food Pantry on April 25th, Global Service Day, a group of around 30 high schoolers gathered together to pack kits! We encouraged youth leadership, allowing a diverse range of students to meet new peers.

Two young women holding signs with positive messages, standing closely together outdoors near a brick building and smiling at the camera.
A pink sheet of paper with a hand-drawn bear holding pink flowers, with the words 'You are the best' written around it, placed on a desk among pens and markers.
Three girls sitting at a park table under a shelter, packing snacks and supplies. The table has boxes, snack packs, paper bags, scissors, and other items. Green trees and a sports field are visible in the background.
Table with brown paper gift bags, some with pink and clear plastic handles, on a pink tablecloth, with snack packages inside some of the bags. There are some flyers or papers at the side of the table, a water bottle, and a phone near the bottom of th
Colorful handwritten signs on a table with various messages and drawings, surrounded by markers, a water bottle, and a phone.
A table covered with a pink tablecloth displaying several packages of spaghetti, small gift bags, a smartphone, a pair of scissors, and writing supplies, with someone's legs and shoes visible at the bottom.
A large yellow and green container filled with small paper bags and plastic bags, each containing various small items, situated on a carpeted floor. In the background, there are plastic bins and shelves.
Group of young girls standing indoors in front of a Princeton Mobile Food Pantry banner, holding snacks and smiling at the camera.
Group of people gathered around a table with pink papers, engaged in a craft or writing activity, with a wooden shelf in the background.
Three girls sitting at a table outdoors under a pavilion, preparing pepper plants for planting. The table has boxes, packets of seeds, scissors, paper bags, and packaged spaghetti.
A table covered with a pink tablecloth has colorful markers, colored paper, water bottles, and smartphones on it. People are writing, drawing, and using their phones at the table.

We are in the process of creating our Change-Maker Podcast. You will be able to listen to it on Spotify and each episode will contain an interview with a youth leader in our world who is bringing about change. Stay tuned for more announcements!

Change-Maker Podcast