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 Rooted In Community (RIC)
is a national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities. |
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Introduction to the Rooted in Community National Network
The Rooted In Community National Network (RIC) is a national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities. We are a diverse movement of youth and adults working together and committed to fostering healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture, community gardening, food security, and related environmental justice work.
RIC began as a national conference for groups engaged in community gardening, urban agriculture and community food security, convened by leaders from the American Community Gardening Association, The Food Project and Literacy for Environmental Justice. RIC has evolved into a network of groups seeking (1) to increase their knowledge and skills for doing this work; (2) to increase public awareness of this work and (3) most importantly, to foster and promote leadership in young people working in their own communities.
Over 75 organizations from around the U.S. have participated in the RIC national network since its founding in 1998. RIC has strengthened the leadership skills of hundreds of youth and adult community organizers by co-sponsoring intensive national trainings, action days, and networking opportunities.
Purpose
The purpose of the Rooted in Community National Network is to encourage and prepare young people for leadership in bringing community food security to their own local communities.
We accomplish this purpose through The Rooted in Community Indigenous Youth Leadership Program and The Rooted in Community Local Food System Youth Entrepreneurship Program. We facilitate the exchange of information for youth involvement in community food security activities through internet and print materials. We plan and carry out the annual National Conference at which young people gain knowledge and skills to advocate for themselves and their communities. And we build a knowledge base of best practices for adult mentors.
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