The Preparing for Tomorrow: Resilience Ambassadors Program will enroll 25 high school age youth from Monongalia County, WV. The program prepares youth age 15-19 to make a contribution to building more vibrant communities in Monongalia County. Youth will learn key leadership qualities, mapping skills and use team-based scientific inquiry to identify important community, cultural, environmental and economic assets and create an assessment of community vulnerability to future flood hazards in the county. In addition to building friendships and having fun, students will learn the concepts, skills, information, and attitudes that enable them to prepare for tomorrow and lead community building efforts in their neighborhoods, towns, and rural homeplaces. ELGIBILITY:- Youth between the ages of 15 to 19 years old
- Residents of Monongalia County, WV
- Pre-College / High School StudentĀ