Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE is looking for Student Leaders in West Michigan!

Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE is accepting applications for Summer Brand Reps!

Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE is a Student Leadership Group for middle school and high school students in Greater Grand Rapids area, promoting positive messaging surrounding well-being, specifically in the areas of mental health, healthy relationships, and substance use. Brand Reps for Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE strategize messaging and create content to be shared through social media, blogs, videos, and public speaking presentations.

“Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE is a wonderful opportunity for teens who are interested in media creation or just want to make a difference in their community,” said Gina Boscarnino, Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE Program Coordinator. “Teen CHARGE Brand Reps get real, hands-on experience writing, recording, and creating different forms of digital content, while developing as leaders and providing valuable insight into the teen experience. Teen CHARGE gives West Michigan middle and high school students a platform to use their voice and be a positive influence on other teens in a creative way.”

Teen CHARGE Brand Reps make a difference by:

• Writing Blogs, creating videos, and other digital content to be featured on Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE’s social media
• Discussing what issues are impacting area teens and developing ideas on how to address these issues
• Collaborating on Teen CHARGE community initiatives such as:
  • “Ask Teen CHARGE” – Brand Reps answer teen questions through blogs or vlogs
  • “Teen CHARGE Minute” – videos of Brand Reps sharing a brief uplifting or encouraging “pep talk”
  • Growing the Teen CHARGE Tik Tok, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.
  • Participating in Wedgwood’s State of the Child Panel Conversation, sharing their perspective on topics like mental health, social media, substance use, education amidst the pandemic, and safety
  • Participating in Maranda’s Beautiful U event, sharing advice for their middle school selves
  • Collaborate on the creation of a new promotional video for Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE

Teen CHARGE Brand Reps are individuals who:

• are between 12 and 18 years old
• want to make a difference in their community and in the lives of their peers
• are creative and enjoy making digital content, such as social media, blog writing, video creation and vlogs.
• reside in the greater West Michigan area
• have access to a device that allows them to join Zoom meetings and record video

Applications are due Friday, June, 4 and can be submitted here.

Want to learn more about Wedgwood’s Teen CHARGE? Visit www.teencharge.org or email teencharge@wedgwood.org