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Cassandra - Daily
Our Meaningful Teens make it onto Cassandra’s volunteer month article about amazing Gen-Z led volunteering organizations
The Foothills Focus
Our Meaningful Teens making a difference for students in Kenya through Project Kuunganisha
LiveNow from Fox
Our Meaningful Teens making a difference during the Ukrainian War through Project Speak Together.
People Magazine
Our Meaningful Teen making a difference with Ukraine and our Project Speak Together.
KLLA’s Community Cares with Tammy Trujillo, AM 830
A conversation about Meaningful Teens with MT Cofounder Carolyn Considine and Lead Teacher, Beverly Joukoff.
Moms LA
Whether your high school student has a passion for changing the world or is trying to accumulate volunteer hours to satisfy a school requirement, volunteering isn’t as easy as it used to be. Fortunately, there are still many ways to help – some of which include virtual volunteer opportunities.
The Heights
The silver linings of Meaningful Teens go beyond allowing Joseph and Kelley to keep tutoring and developing skills for their future careers as teachers—the online format has also made learning more accessible to low-income students who may not have the time, resources, or other means to participate in in-person, after-school tutoring, Joseph said.
Focus Daily News
“After starting tutoring in June of 2021 (through the Meaningful Teens organization), I started to really get to know a bunch of kids in Ukraine. I would tutor them every Saturday at 9 a.m. and help them practice their English. We would read books together, watch short movie clips, and talk about what was going on in our lives,” Lexi said. “As I continued to tutor them, I would start to get follow requests on social media and really created modern-day pen pals.”
Diablo Mazazine
Meaningful Teen founders Isabella, Aria, and Carolyn talk about their experiences and inspirations in creating our organization!
California Volunteers - Summer of Service Young Entrepreneurs
Meaningful Teen founders join other young entrepreneurs to speak about their non-profit volunteering experiences.
Bay Area Parent - Teens Connect English Learners with Teachers
Meaningful Teens, an organization that matches teen volunteers with programs teaching English as a second language to children and adults who are immigrants, refugees, asylum speakers and others.
Danville San Ramon - Students Launch Meaningful Teens Project for ESL Learners
Diable sisters Isabella and Aria Capelli and Lafayette resident Carolyn Considine have joined forces to start the Meaningful Teens project to help provide virtual English lessons to ESL learners.
East Bay Times - Around Lafayette
Considine and Capelli co-founded Meaningful Teens, a youth organization designed to connect nonprofits in need of bilingual tutors with a growing number of high school students.
Bay Area Parent - Teens Connect English Learners with Teachers
Meaningful Teens, an organization that matches teen volunteers with programs teaching English as a second language to children and adults who are immigrants, refugees, asylum speakers and others.
KCBS Radio - Nonprofit Teaches English Virtually To Immigrants During Pandemic
A Bay Area non-profit organization is working to teach English virtually to DACA teens, asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants and bilingual students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patch - Local Teens Create Bilingual Education Org.
Carolyn Considine, of Lafayette, and her childhood friend, Isabella Capelli have started a nonprofit volunteer organization called Meaningful Teens
ELL In-Home Program - Welcome TESOL, TEFL, and Meaningful Teen Volunteers
Meaningful Teens join forces with the English Language Learners In-Home program to tutor ESL students.
Mercy Housing Partnership
Meaningful Teens has partnered with Mercy Housing to provide afterschool individual tutoring in reading to the Northern California Family Housing.
Students in Action
During COVID-19, a number of local students have taken initiative to impact their community in positive ways. From education to advocacy to service, check out some of the efforts they have been part of below.
News Break
Diablo sisters Isabella and Aria Capelli and Lafayette resident Carolyn Considine have joined forces to the Meaningful Teens project to help provide virtual English lessons to ESL learners. Launched in April, Meaningful Teens allows teenagers to volunteer their time to help youth develop their English skills through one-on-one virtual sessions.
One in a Million - Meaningful Teens
Meaningful Teens is a Multiplying Good One in a Million Award Recipient. They are using service as a solution to the problems we are facing
Arizona’s Family - Meaningful Teens
Meaningful Teens gets featured in Arizona’s family featuring new about Project Kuunganisha!
