Group teaching Linden youth to be servant leaders

Some volunteers effecting repairs to a home in Canvas City on Sunday under the Youth Vision Home Improvement programme.

By Jeff Trotman

Linden youth are being taught to prepare themselves for leadership roles by first serving the elderly in their community through a volunteer programme spearheaded by the organization, Youth Vision.

Youth Vision, formed in 2002 under the aegis of the first Linden Youth Fest, aims to empower youth through workshops and a programme called ‘Servant Leadership.’ Dexter Copeland, President of Youth Vision said the name encapsulates the concept that before one becomes a leader one