Youth Ambassadors@African American Museum

We are excited to launch our Youth Ambassador Program at the African American Museum Monticello Exhibition.

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“I am excited about launching the Youth Ambassador Program”, said Dickerson Center President/CEO, Linda Lamar. “This is a unique service opportunity to engage middle and high school students as docents at the African American Museum for the Monticello exhibition.” Ten students spent five hours in training, learning about slavery in American History and the value of volunteering on Saturday, September 15. Each student will serve 42 hours between September and December 2018 and will earn a service certificate after completion of volunteer service.

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#GivingTuesday, November 27, 2018

Keep middle and high school students engaged in serving.

Wondering how you can get involved? Click our donate page to support out mission and programming and support our efforts in engaging students in serving their community.

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Urban Gardening

Dickerson Civic Center at Paul Quinn College We Over Me Urban Farm

Dickerson Civic Center at Paul Quinn College We Over Me Urban Farm

The perfect Autumn weather in Dallas was the ideal background for our Dickerson Civic Center outing to Paul Quinn College and their amazing “We over Me” organic, urban farm in the heart of southern Dallas!

Dickerson Civic Center founder Linda Lamar was able to volunteer alongside service-learning students from The Hockaday School, Southern Methodist University and others who showed up to participate on Second Saturday Volunteer Day (held every month).

October is planting and pruning time at the garden, pulling up the early season vegetation that has already produced and training the current crops like okra.

After meeting The Hockaday School service-learning coordinator, Laura Day, and their ten or more girls, Lamar was also able to meet with Paul Quinn volunteer-coordinator and Lead Farmer, Darcia Houston, about innovative ways Dickerson Civic Center and Paul Quinn College might collaborate.