Fenix Youth Project seeks volunteers, donations to help incarcerated youth

Fenix aims to have a hand in fighting for juvenile justice reform in our state and local communities. Have You heard about Fenix Youth Project Inc. #BrowderBags? We're donating book bags to incarcerated youth!

SALISBURY, Md. – In Salisbury, a local organization is looking to bring some joy to kids who have been arrested by filling book bags with all sorts of special items to give out this holiday season, but they need your help. Read More: https://www.wmdt.com/2020/11/fenix-youth-project-seeks-volunteers-donations-to-help-incarcerated-youth/

2 Weeks until Giving Tuesday!

Help us work to make Wicomico’s unaccompanied youth No Longer Invisible and connect them to services that provide housing stability.

December 1, 2020, is Giving Tuesday and the official kick-off to our No Longer Invisible annual end-of-the-year fundraising campaign to fund our homeless and runaway youth outreach program that comes out of our drop-in Center located in Salisbury, MD.

FYP Arts & Media Drop-In Center provides an inclusive and safe space for teens and young adults in Wicomico County. Our creative youth development programming helps us identify and engage with young people living in an unstable environment or those at-risk of becoming homeless and connect them to resources and services. 

What are we trying to fund? Fenix Youth Project Inc. wants to Identify and Engage homeless youth in Wicomico County. By hosting outreach events, conducting surveys, and spreading awareness about youth homelessness, we hope to further fulfill our mission to empowering marginalized youth to use their creative talents to impact social change within their community.

With this year’s fundraising goal, we hope to host 12 Closet Pop Us in 2021 to distribute free clothes to the community and in locations where young people typically congregate to identify and let them know of our drop-in center services. In Spring 2021, we will be conducting a homeless youth outreach survey where our goal is to identify as many homeless youths between the ages of 13 and 25 as possible in Wicomico County. Volunteers, as young as 13 years old, will have the opportunity to educate the community about possible legislation and policy changes that end youth homelessness.

Want to participate in #NoLongerInvisibleTuesday?

• Start a Facebook Fundraiser; Post a Donation Sticker for Fenix Youth Project in your stories!

• Participate in our #WeavingCommunity Twitter Chat 12/1 at 7:00 PM on Twitter @Fenix_YP; Let’s talk about ways we end youth homelessness on the Lower Eastern Shore

• #ShineLight on the good you're doing in the community! Post a #unselfie or a 15-second video using the hashtag #NoLongerInvisibleTuesday #GiveTuesday

What is Giving Tuesday?

GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past 8 years, this idea has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Give Joy This Holiday!

Fenix Youth Project Inc. wants to do something different and out of the box this holiday season. We want to spread joy this holiday! Do you remember how you felt when you saw Christmas lights? We will be providing Free Christmas Lights and garland to low-income families and volunteers will put up the decorations.

How can you help?

• Volunteer and help us sign up households on the streets listed below in Salisbury, MD

  • Smith St

  • Ohio St

  • Hazel St

• Host a Christmas Lights and Garland Donation Drive - We will collect all donations by December 10th! Or drop them off at our center located at 239 Florida Ave Salisbury, MD 21804

DO YOU LIVE ON THOSE STREETS? Or know someone who does? Call 443-736-8028 to sign up by December 10th!