Show Your Support for Metro Youth - Help Fill the Dome!

Last May when Metro Youth Partnership teamed up with organizations throughout our community to asses how many developmental assets young people in our community report, one of the most striking results was that only 25% of students in grades 6-12 perceive that adults in the community value youth.

Strikingly, 75% of 6-12 graders in Moorhead Public Schools, Park Christian School, St. Joseph Elementary School, Fargo Public Schools, Grace Lutheran School, Oak Grove Lutheran School, Fargo Catholic Schools Network, and West Fargo Public Schools don't feel that adults in the community value them as young people.

One great way to show support for local youth is to participate in youth-organized events such as the upcoming Fill the Dome event. Fill the Dome is a youth-led food drive and is a wonderful opportunity to show young people in Moorhead, Fargo, and West Fargo that adults in our community are supportive!

Things you can do today to support Fill the Dome:

1. Attend the Fill the Dome Press Conference this morning at the Fargo Dome. It's at 10:00am.
2. Have extra canned goods ready for "Trick-or-Canning" tomorrow, Halloween night!
3. Buy one or two non-perishable food items each time you visit the grocery store and plan to donate these items by November 24 when the Fargo Dome will be filled with donated food.
4. Watch for young people wearing Fill the Dome apparel and, when you see them, ask their name and let them know you support their cause!
5. Visit the Fill the Dome website to learn about other things you can do to help: http://www.fillthedome.org