Media, in partnership with health providers, can make a difference in the local community, benefiting young people and increasing the overall effectiveness of the field.

Youth media organizations may be overlooking the power and potential of the college student mentor/volunteer in the field.

Bridging service-learning and youth media has profound effects on youth and their communities, as witnessed from the 18th National Service-Learning Conference in New Mexico. Whether its documenting oral history, issues in one’s school using video, or sharing one’s cultural identity through journalism and pow wows, youth are taking on socially conscious, activist roles using media.