Who we are
Design for Change is an international movement of young people who are changing the world!
We are empowering inspiring young minds to apply their character, capacity and confidence to issues that really matter to them!
We work with kids of all ages both in school and outside of school.
We empower
to be Change Mentors through
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curriculum
Our 30 hour design thinking curriculum was built in conjuncton with the nation's foremost thinkers in education, such as Harvard, Stanford and IDEO.
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tools
We have a host of tools and resources for mentors and teachers, including a web portal for managing projects, a toolkit to get started easily and other web resources.
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training
We conduct 3 hour in person or online training sessions for interested educators! Get trained on the DFC approach and be able to start projects in hours.
Design for Change is a simple framework:
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FEEL
A team of young people engages their community and chooses a problem that's meaningful to them.
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imagine
Together, young people imagine a solution that just might work.
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do
Working together, young people bring that solution to life.
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Share
Young people share and inspire others through a viral video, and present their project to the community!
Impact
By working along side our partner organizations including City Year, Ashoka Youth Venture, Citizen Schools, United Nations School, and Teach for America, Design for Change continues empower young people across the USA.
We are active in States such as Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, South Dakota, Texas, Florida, California, New Hampshire, New Orleans, Nebraska, Virginia and Tennessee.
Youth are using Design for Change to address issues such as these in their community: poverty, homelessness, hunger, environment, gangs/violence, drugs, obesity, drop out rates, empathy, stereotypes and bullying.
