Hello KBOO Listeners and Members, we’ve wrapped up another successful year with the Youth Collective. We’ve reached a new level of stability within the group and with new community partners, with exciting plans on the horizon.

The Pangaea Project is a leadership development program that empowers low-income youth to become local community leaders with global perspectives. This year, 10 students have joined the program to study and work on housing and homelessness issues in Portland and in Ecuador. Students will work alongside community organizations working on solutions to housing and homelessness issues in Portland, such as Street Roots, Dignity Village and Sisters of the Road. In July, they will travel in Ecaudor from the mountains to the coast to the cities to the Amazon rainforest, where they will participate in community-service projects and meet with community leaders, government officials and inspiring change-makers working on housing and homelessness issues.

It's a great project and here's a great way to be involved, while riding your bike. They are having a scavenger hunt bike ride on Saturday, June 16th. Registration is at 9:00am at the corner of NE MLK Jr. Blvd. and NE Graham, across from Venue Restaurant (formerly Billy Reed's).