Gen Impact: Aptos Community Youth Program: Recent Episodes
Aptos Community Youth Program
A podcast made for youth by youth, in which a group of high school students explore important topics related to youth in today’s society.
In this episode E sits down with Kalia Vaught from Ecology Action to discuss symbolic relationships with the earth and ways modern technology can be used to help support the health of the planet.
In this episode, members of the Gen Impact Team discuss the topic of growing up and what it is like to be a teenager today.
In this episode, members of the Gen Impact Team discuss the environment and how it impacts our lives as youth. We offer ways to care for our environment and what we wish for a healthy future. The episode was recorded at our Fall 2022 retreat.
In this episode, members of the Gen Impact team discuss social media and how it impacts our lives as youth
For our Season 1 finale episode of Gen. Impact we speak to Congressman Jimmy Panetta who represents our Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this episode, Congressman Panetta tells us about his experiences with leadership, public service, and national policy.
In today's episode, we talk with Zach Friend who serves as the Second District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County. We discuss how youth can implement changes in the community. Mr. Friend shares stories and advice on impacting your local community.
In this episode, we talk to Natalie Olivas, a community organizer with Regeneration Pájaro Valley, about her experience working with the community for collective climate action and how youth can help stop the climate crisis.
Black screens, awkward silence, no more faces? We sit down with Karen Elerick, a long time Santa Cruz County teacher, and reflect on this long year of distance learning. Listen and learn about the struggles she and her students have faced.