What was once a barren piece of land along Norfolk’s historic Church Street corridor is now helping demonstrate what community-led sustainability can look like. In December 2025, Teens With a Purpose unveiled a new solar-powered rain-harvesting system at Purpose Park Community Garden, creating what organizers describe as Virginia’s first solar-powered rain-harvesting garden. Located at 801 Church Street in Norfolk, across from the historic Attucks Theatre and overlooking the

Discover how Teens With a Purpose brought Norfolk together for FUSE Fest 2026, celebrating youth leadership, creativity, wellness, healing and community action.

Teens With a Purpose celebrates at-promise young people building pathways in horticulture, environmental justice, and community resilience Norfolk, VA — On Saturday, August 15th, 2026, Teens With a Purpose will celebrate the next generation of youth leaders, environmental stewards, and green workforce changemakers at the HIPtern Graduation and Career Fair. The event will honor young people who completed hands-on training through TWP’s HIPtern (Horticultural Internship Program

Teens With a Purpose celebrates youth leaders using poetry as a force for civic engagement, healing, and social impact NORFOLK, VA — At a time when young people across the country are demanding to be heard, Virginia has named its newest youth poetic leaders. Teens With a Purpose, in partnership with the National Youth Poet Laureate Program under the leadership of Urban Word, proudly announces the appointment of Tris Meagher of Midlothian as the 2026 Virginia Youth Poet Laurea

Norfolk, VA — Teens With a Purpose has cultivated a powerful platform where young people are not only heard but amplified. Through its annual youth poetry festival, the organization continues a longstanding tradition of elevating youth voice as a driving force for creativity, healing, and social change. What began as a space for young writers to share their work has grown into a cornerstone cultural experience across Hampton Roads one that nurtures artistic expression while

From Unseen to Unstoppable: Hampton Roads Youth Demand to Be Heard Norfolk, VA — Sept 10, 2025 – We are the youth of Hampton Roads. We are the ones living these realities, holding these dreams, and shaping the future right now. And we’re done waiting. That’s why we’re calling our community to join us at The State of the Youth Voice: Unseen to Unstoppable— a youth-led event where we get to speak for ourselves, in our own voices, about what matters most. This is our stage, our