Community Matters… a Premier Youth Development Resource
Today’s communities and schools are being challenged as never before. Too many of our young people are disconnected and ill equipped to meet today’s challenges. Community Matters partners with school and community leaders, parents and youth to forge new and effective solutions.
“These approaches work because they leverage youth as a key part of the solution—not the problem.”
Best known for its flagship program Safe School Ambassadors, Community Matters is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 1996. We serve as a source of information, expertise and programs to empower young people to be effective peacemakers and involved citizens who transform their schools and communities. Learn more About Us.
OUR PROGRAM
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Now in over 700 schools in North America, helping to change school climates
News
Redondo Beach Program Defusing Campus Bullying
- dailybreeze.com, Dec. 25, 2009
Beating the school bullies
- Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield.com), June 5, 2009
Featured Media
Community Matters on the Today Show
Community Matters’ program, Safe School Ambassadors, was profiled on the NBC Today show. The four-minute news segment commemorated the 5th anniversary of the Columbine High School tragedy.