Puget Sound Off is an online site where young people between the ages of 13 and 21 can connect, collaborate, share inspiration in different causes and take action. Participants can choose a cause in areas as varied as animal rights, health and safety, social justice and sports.

The platform is a space to express opinions, learn about different perspectives, create groups around common interests and participate in collaborative action strategies to advocate for a cause. Sharing strategies in this way can help youth have a better understanding of how to work with others or how advocates for one cause in different areas of the world can result in a common goal becoming meaningful in many local contexts.

Youth can share ideas, projects or resources, such as videos. Through the interest groups, they can also connect with events that happen in their area and announce career opportunities that may inspire others. The whole idea behind Puget Sound Off is to provide young people the necessary channels and outlets for experimentation and creativity.

At AFS Intercultural Programs, we also provide opportunities for youth to connect and enrich their cultural and learning experiences by emphasizing the commonalities, but also the singularities, of people of different cultures who want to work together and learn from each other to make their local environments better.