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youth

voices

As the saying goes, “teamwork divides the task and

multiplies the success.” Imagine a team of 10 million youth

working together to get a job done. This is exactly what

the Kennebunkport Climate Initiative (KCI) imagines.

KCI is working hard to find solutions to the problems
of climate change. The organization began in a small,

quintessential fishing village in Maine and is spreading

across the US as young people all across the country join
the cause. Whether you live near the white sand beaches

in Kennebunkport, Maine, like Sophie Ferrick, or near the

base of the majestic Flatirons of Boulder, Colorado, like

Amelie Panaccione, chances are you have fallen in love

with some part of the wondrous world in your neck of the
woods. To ensure that the beauty and natural resources

remain intact, it has become increasingly clear that YOU

are needed. Young people have ideas, energy, and passion
unsurpassed. KCI encourages and enables youth just like

you to join the cause for a sustainable, safe, and stable

future. Jono Anzalone, KCI’s Executive Director, explains

the organization this way:

“The Kennebunkport Climate Initiative (KCI) is a national
non-partisan, solutions-based organization facilitating

local, tangible solutions to the global climate crisis. We

aim to educate, empower, and activate high school and
college-aged youth to engage political, business, and

community leaders around climate action. Our goal is to

activate 10 million youth by 2025.”

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A KCI AMBASSADOR? CLICK HERE https://icaf.org