How to start a youth reporting program in your community
What Mirror Indy learned while launching a new summer program that helps young people report stories from their own neighborhoods Elizaveta Orlova is a 2026 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with Mirror Indy. The RJI Student Innovation Fellows will be sharing their innovative work throughout the summer in Innovation in Focus. This summer, Mirror Indy launched a new Kid…
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