SHIFT aims to give teens in Spring Hill, Kansas a safe, understanding environment to spend time with peers and trained adults, to shape their future and their present, and to give them someone to talk to and creative, fun ways to spend their free time. We are absolutely here to listen to our teens when they need someone to lend an ear, to show them that we care, and to be there when they need us. We aren’t counselors, but instead, we are parents and community members who care. We aim to diversify our projects to be sure that all teens, regardless of interests, have a way to feel a part of the community. The number one thing that has been expressed to us while building our program is that teens in Spring Hill don’t always feel like they have a place to be, and want the community to feel invested in their lives, not just in the future, but in the here and now. That’s the void that SHIFT is aiming to fill with our programs and projects.