NORTHERN YOUTH PROJECT

What they do

ON A 1 ACRE GARDEN ALONG THE ACEQUIA, BENEATH THE PUEBLO DE ABIQUIU, FROM 2009-2024, NYP PROVIDED THE REMEDY to A LACK of MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL + JOB OPPORTUNITIES for YOUTH IN RURAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. PROGRAMS CREATED BY TEENS, for TEENS, MEANT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LEADING THE WAY THROUGH ART, AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, and LEADERSHIP PROJECTS, CENTERED ON THEIR UNIQUE GOALS + INTERESTS. MULTIPLE GENERATIONS of LOCAL YOUTH HAVE GONE ON to CONTRIBUTE BACK to THEIR COMMUNITIES + THE LAND THROUGH THEIR LABOR of LOVE DURING THEIR TIME IN OUR PROGRAMS. WE CONTINUE to OFFER FREE PROGRAMS + PAID INTERNSHIPS to LOCAL TEENS, WITH NEWLY PLANTED ROOTS IN THE HEART of SANTA CRUZ. STARTING IN 2025, NYP WAS GRACIOUSLY INVITED to ESTABLISH A NEW PROGRAMMING SITE ON THE HISTORIC MCCURDY MINISTRIES CAMPUS. WITH ROOM for A GARDEN & AN IN-DOOR TEEN LEADERSHIP SPACE to HOST OUR PAID TEEN and YOUNG ADULT INTERNSHIPS and FREE YOUTH PROGRAMMING, WE ARE PROUD to BE A PARTNER ON THE FAMILY RESOURCE CAMPUS.