Financial Security The poor don’t want some small life. They want to contribute, and they want to thrive. But poverty reduces people born for better things. Matthew Desmond, Author Our Mission Financial instability has always been a pressing issue for individuals who live below the poverty line, particularly those from underrepresented communities, such as racial…
Financial Security The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Franklin D. Roosevelt Our Mission Throughout history, financial insecurity has plagued those members of our society living below the poverty line, especially…
Health Equity Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our Mission This research cohort was assembled to explore the economic, social, legal, and political impediments preventing all Americans from achieving health equity and access to care. By examining the profit-centered nature of the…
Climate Justice Young people are the game-changers climate advocates have been waiting for, and their actions, methods, and idealism are models for all. Dr. Michael Mann, The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet Our Mission The Teen Think Tank Project’s Change Agent Academy assembled a team of teen research associates in June 2022…
Intro to Social Justice Our Research The Teen Think Tank Project joined the Tuxedo Summer Bridge & Ed Camp (at Tuxedo Union Free School District in Tuxedo, NY), a multi-sensory educational program that offers enriching experiences both in and outside the classroom. The research associates of the Tuxedo Summer Research Cohort spent 6 weeks building…
The Teen Think Tank Project took its show on the road (literally!) this summer to Tuxedo, NY to spend six weeks with the socially conscious students of Tuxedo Union Free School District. As part of the district’s Summer Bridge and Ed Camp Program co-founders Matthews DeSantis and Kelly Nagle are leading a cohort of high-achieving students to explore a…
Financial Security Our Mission The Summer Research Cohort was assembled in June 2021 with the research focus of achieving economic security and fighting poverty. Research Associates are investigating the struggles and hardships that low-income American families face to understand how education inequalities, underemployment, inconsistent health benefits, and institutional prejudices prevent individuals from escaping poverty’s grip. …
Social Protest & Sports “Be Radical” Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Former NBA Player, Activist Our Mission The Teen Think Tank Project was assembled in January of 2021 with the mission of creating social change in sports and developing a more sophisticated, more accepting society. Our Work Supporting Social Change in Sports Throughout the history of sports, whenever…
Asbury Park, April 15, 2021 – Nine exceptional, socially conscious high school students from Cranford High School, New Jersey and Archbishop Wood High School, Pennsylvania completed their 12-week residency as Research Associates at the Teen Think Tank Project by presenting a documentary, policy proposal and children’s book concept to address racial injustice in sports and…
March is Women’s History Month, so it’s only fitting that we took the time to talk about encouraging young women to aspire to political careers with Kira Sanbonmatsu, Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. 3 Simple Steps…
Human rights activist and author, Dr. Richard Lapchick recently spoke to the Teen Think Tank Project about the history of racism in sports, his experience fighting for equality, and the future of social justice in America. In this engaging and enlightening conversation, Dr. Lapchick said something that stuck with the members of the Teen Think…
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