Two "C" Program: Citizens as Change Agents and Community Service

Strong communities need competent citizens who are willing to take on roles and responsibilities that will help them to change their own lives and the environments in which they live. Leadership development and service to community are high priority issues in our growing metropolitan areas.

The Two "C" Program has a two-fold purpose. The program seeks to educate and prepare citizens to function as change agents in their respective communities. The program is also designed to promote volunteerism and service by recruiting from relatively untapped community sources. Specifically, the objectives of the project are to:

1. capitalize on underused volunteer potential audiences (i.e. students at universities, junior and technical colleges;
2. promote and enhance collaborative efforts with community agencies and organizations that have similar program outreach goals and objectives;
3. identify youth/adults as change agents who can make a difference in their respective community as well as cause positive changes to happen in their own lives,
4. provide educational training to promote personal development, citizenship, and character development among potential community leaders; and
5. provide innovative program delivery approaches to reach the hard-to-reach and nontraditional audiences.

The mission of the Two "C" Program is met through curricular, activities and community linkages which support mentoring, tutoring and nurturing through volunteerism. SPACE, a student volunteerism program and Yes I Can, a youth development curriculum, are examples of successful program models.

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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University).

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