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MAGIC’s overall strategy for accomplishing change is to help youth become change agents of the conditions and policies that hinder their chances of prosperous and healthy adults. The goal of course is to “build” adults who will in turn build a better community. Our work is done by connecting families through our joint concern for youth. Most of the MAGIC staff and volunteers are “transformed” individuals who have overcome many of the challenges our youth face and who can offer their own experience as teaching and training elements. The foundation of our strategy is to recruit teens into our programs (leadership development, organizing training, teen media training and mural arts) so that they can receive a baseline of training on leadership development, life skills and community organizing. The second level is to provide them tools for research and analyzing issues, conducting community assessments and media analysis. The next step is for them to begin to apply the information, knowledge and techniques they have acquired through teen-led conferences, issue campaigns and activism. The application of advocacy and activism by MAGIC teens is done primarily in three focused areas: health and wellness, economic development and education and training.