“To many of us youth we call this place home our safe space. When I think about the role that IRoots has I think of this as the place where the essence of the youth was able to flourish. We as youth need spaces to be supported and not called crazy for imagining the impossible. On top of just providing space it provides mentorship and collaboration something that is needed to build community network to continue the work. It has helped me in my journey of restoring the connection between my ancestors something I always knew was there but never had someone to tell me directly you are carrying generations of resilience.” Full Quote Here