On October 23rd, Affirming YOUth and more than 4,000 Miamians gathered at My Miami Story conversations to talk about our city’s future and, more importantly, what we can all do to make Greater Miami better. It was another incredible day of community reflection with residents deciding to take action around issues they care about, whether it’s making transit more accessible for residents, creating safer, more affordable neighborhoods or making sure kids are reading at an early age.
“I’m 17, and no one had ever asked me about what I thought about my community.” -young man sharing what the #MyMiamiStory conversation, at the Affirming YOUth Center, meant to him.
Affirming YOUth will share the findings with local leaders, elected officials, policymakers and everyone in between whose job it is to find out what young Miamians think about their community, what’s working and what they would like to see change. Special thanks to the Miami Foundation for being the brains behind this awesome event.