OneVille is a pilot community project pursuing a vision already shared across Somerville. How can people across this diverse city work together, to support the city’s young people to pursue their potential?
We have an additional question. How can people in Somerville share resources, ideas, information, and effort to support young people, and each young person? How can basic technology help? We’re here to figure out strategies in Somerville that can then go anywhere.
Lots of people in Somerville already work very hard to support young people. But people are also calling for more ways of working together to support young people individually and community-wide. They’re also increasingly saying that basic technology can help. So, for the next year, in community working groups, we’re testing and designing community communication tools that can:
1. Help supporters pay close attention to the learning and development of every young person in Somerville.
2. Help more young people and families tap local resources, events, information, skills, and programs already in the community.
3. Help share more ideas citywide, about supporting young people’s success.
More soon on each piece!