Teen HYPE: Where teens say they find a place to express concerns, build power, and make positive change
Through Leadership development, Teen HYPE worked towards its vision of a just community where all of Detroit’s area youth are thriving.
Voices of Youth
Voices of Youth is a series that sees youth partnered with writing, photography, and art mentors to help capture their own perspective and narrative. Young reporters' work is featured in our publication, and the paid program is made possible with funding from the Skillman Foundation, and previously the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan.
ICE and Detroit Teens: Fear, Community, and Uncertain Futures
During a series of conversations with Teen HYPE participants this summer, students — from Cass Tech and elsewhere — opened up about their fears surrounding ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions.
‘Close Friends’ and Real-Life Risks: How Detroit Teens Watch Out for Each Other Online
Today’s teen see potential threats unfold right on their phones. And when they see something, they say something.
Detroit teens take charge: Youth lead conversations with mayoral candidates
Detroit teens challenge mayoral candidates on safety, jobs, and equality, showing they’re ready to shape the city’s future.
When the Elevator Doesn’t Work: Detroit teens talk disability and access in schools
Detroit teens at Teen HYPE talk about what it means to make classrooms more inclusive for students with disabilities.
Curfew and Closed Doors: Detroit teens speak on the lack of youth spaces
Detroit teens share how curfews, safety fears, and limited hangouts are reshaping what it means to grow up — and have fun — in the city.
Introducing Teen HYPE: Voices of Detroit’s Youth series
The 'Teen HYPE: Voices of Detroit’s Youth' series gives local teens space to speak on what matters most — and why adults should care.
Teen HYPE’s ‘Two Detroits’ tackles gentrification as seen through the eyes of Detroit youth
When Detroiters talk gentrification, there’s the usual conjured-up image of senior citizens being pushed out of an apartment complex in favor of luxury renters for younger generations, or people of color pushed out of their neighborhoods as they become more trendy — and unaffordable. In this case, Detroit teens will express on stage how they’re feeling pushed out of spaces in town once welcome to them.
Teen HYPE, Model D partner for youth journalism workshop
The goal of the workshops is to familiarize students with solutions journalism, a model of reporting that brings to light solutions to social problems.
Debunking stereotypes, correcting narratives: How Detroit’s Teen HYPE has powered youth for 20 years
The program supplements, but doesn't seek to replace, classroom education during school hours. Peer-to-peer education is a cornerstone of programming, which has also grown over the years to include speaker series, field trips, creative works and, as of late, stage plays produced, written and acted out by the teens themselves.
