Wendt seeks to improve peers’ lives through leadership positions

Wendt seeks to improve peers’ lives through leadership positions

Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic Commentator) — As president of the Baton Rouge Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, Wendt helps identify and find solutions to problems youth face. One of the council’s main focuses is to encourage youth to eat nutritious foods and to exercise.

The council has been working with the school food services in Baton Rouge to provide healthy food choices for the students and reducing youth crime through education. Council members are assisting City Year, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the graduation rate of middle and high school students, at workshops to train educators in schools in addition to hosting programs for students.

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