Shaping tomorrow’s leaders in Wetumpka

Cliff Williams / TPI The Encampment for Citizenship invited local teens to join teens from across the nation to visit the Elmore County Black History Museum. The visit fostered conversations to help teens understand the world better.

Teens from across the nation visited Wetumpka to learn about the past in hopes of making a better future.

Encampment for Citizenship has been working since the 1940s to build tomorrow’s leaders through learning and living in a diverse community. It’s all done through a three-week summer camp with lots of learning before and after the residential part of the program.