University Community Collaborative–POPPYN

POPPYN (Presenting Our Perspective on Philly Youth News) is an award-winning social justice media program for high school students in Philadelphia. Since 2011, POPPYN has aimed to alter the landscape of local media by highlighting the missing perspectives, contributions and concerns of young people. Through POPPYN's after-school and summer programs, youth produce short films, journalistic segments and episodes where they've explored a range of issues—from youth homelessness and environmental justice to the foster care system. POPPYN is facilitated by trained college students who study journalism, media and film. POPPYN youth have shared their work at Philadelphia's City Hall, the South African embassy, and numerous film festivals, conferences, community centers and classrooms throughout Philadelphia and beyond.