About

This is ShareFest’s blog to update our online community about what is happening NOW with ShareFest. Check back frequently to see updates on Workday projects Youth Development Academy sessions or volunteering opportunities.

ShareFest Community Development’s vision is to create an imprint of lasting positive change in our community. We accomplish this through mentoring youth with a focus on developing the leaders of tomorrow, fostering volunteerism in the community through service projects in specific points of influence including schools, parks and community programs, and establishing working coalitions made up of city leaders, schools, businesses and the faith community.

ShareFest Community Development began as a simple idea to leverage a community’s assets through the creation of working coalitions, growing local leaders from interested youth and fostering volunteerism utilizing established community organizations. Rather than just coming in from the outside and encourage a community to be a consumer of services, ShareFest helps communities to help themselves, developing ownership. ShareFest believes this is the best way to create sustainable change. Ultimately this leads to improving the community’s long-term well-being through empowering physically and emotionally vulnerable children and their families.

The mission of ShareFest is to engage churches, cities, businesses and other local organizations in comprehensive community-building programs and services that meet needs in the lives of children and families.