WANT Change
Welcome to WANT Change! Our generation is the first for which community service is part of our daily lives. Some of us are part of faith-based youth groups, others work on school-sponsored projects, but we all aspire to make the world a better place. WANT Change recognizes and celebrates this unique aspect of teen life today.

Tell us what you are doing to make a difference in the world. Each month, we’ll celebrate a “WANT Change Maker”, a group or individual making the world a better place with the winner receiving a WANT Change certificate and a $50 Nike gift card.

Send us an article about your mission trip, community outreach program, or other volunteer activity. We’ll feature your article in the WANT Change section of WANT and enter you in the monthly contest.

We can change the world!

The Human Cost of Mass Incarceration

By Grace Masback Want Editor The Washington County Jail looks a lot like the prison in the HBO show “Oz,”…

By Lyn Cheeley The Roar (Leander, Texas) As I suffer through mental and emotional anguish, the teacher paces back and…

By Ashley Soriano Hoof Print (McDonough, Georgia) I’ve told other people’s stories about what it’s like to have anxiety, bipolar disorder,…

By Grace Masback The Washington County Jail looks a lot like the prison in the HBO show “Oz,” though it…

By Regina Trejo The Crown (Wilmette, Illinois) On March 11 2016, the Regina Dominican National Honors Society hosted the 5th annual…

The Tower (Grosse Point, Michigan) “The Tower” is not subject to prior review from administration, but that doesn’t mean other…

By Jack Densmore The Roar (Leander, Texas) Volleyball. AP. Student Council. College. Nursing. Faith. This many things could stress out anyone,…

By Austin Graham The Roar (Leander, Texas) The student council has just begun their “Peanut Butter and Jelly Competition.” They are…

By Deanna Stone The Crown (Wilmette, Illinois) Service and giving back to those in need are valuable experiences in life. The skills…

By Alexis Motschall The Tower (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) “This isn’t normal” and “It’s not typical.” These were the two phrases…