Abstract
As the demographics of the United States change, it is important for youth workers to be able to adapt. Most established forms of youth services model the norms and values of the dominant Western culture. To best engage with a complete spectrum of youth, it is vital to take their backgrounds into account. This means being trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and mindful of serving the whole community. This article demonstrates how these salient frameworks informed a partnership between service-learning university students and Puerto Rican youth who were displaced by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Highlights
Background and IntroductionIn September 2017, the island of Puerto Rico was hammered by a double blow
In this paper we detail a spring 2018 service-learning partnership between a local comprehensive liberal arts college and a community-action agency that serves a bilingual charter school. This replicable model applies the concepts we present as a means to demonstrate a congruency between tried-and-true youth development concepts within a trauma-informed and culturally responsive context
The Six Requirements (Six R’s) came alive through a process of earnest listening to the voices of sixth graders, an acknowledgement of their sense of urgency, an appreciation of their resiliency, and a commitment to serve their goals for their community
Summary
In September 2017, the island of Puerto Rico was hammered by a double blow. Hurricane Irma swept through on September 5th and the especially lethal Hurricane Maria followed on the 20th. In this paper we detail a spring 2018 service-learning partnership between a local comprehensive liberal arts college and a community-action agency that serves a bilingual charter school This replicable model applies the concepts we present as a means to demonstrate a congruency between tried-and-true youth development concepts within a trauma-informed and culturally responsive context. This mismatch and intergenerational cultural conflict pushes youth further away from their community, and further away from the strengths and resources inherent in collectivist cultures This pushback experience is a damaging one for youth who have experienced a natural disaster like Hurricane Maria, given the tremendous loss of cultural identity, place, social location, and sense of community. The Six R’s framework includes: 1. Rigorous Learning: An intensity of purpose and an investment of resources to deepen the learning experience
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