Anytown           “En Espanol”

Anytown is a unique state-of-the-art youth leadership and diversity awareness program for high school-age students. The goal of Anytown is to empower young people to create inclusive and just schools and communities, while learning new skills, having fun and making friends for life.

Anytown received national recognition as a “Best Practice” by the U.S. Department of Education. It has also been recommended as one of the best programs to prevent juvenile delinquency by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. In addition, it was cited as an example by “One America,” the nation-wide Initiative on Race Relations. Anytown is also a great reference for scholarships and college applications.
The Anytown program was launched in the Bay area in 1991. Since then, over 3,500 students have successfully graduated from the program and have gone on to become responsible citizens who model the Anytown ideals in their professional and personal lives.

Thanks to generous donors and funders, students who participate in Anytown pay only $25 for the entire program.
The real cost – $850 per student – is entirely carried by Community Tampa Bay’s donors and funders.

Anytown Dates for 2008

• June 15-19, 2008-Hillsborough
• July 20-24,2008-Pinellas
• August 3-7, 2008-Hillsborough

Click here for the 2008 Anytown's application.

To download our 2008 Anytown brochure, click here.

Volunteer at Anytown!

Community Tampa Bay is looking for committed volunteers, those who make change happen. As we prepare our Anytown 2008 season, we are excited about the prospect of engaging those who are prepared to join us in our mission of promoting respect for diversity. At Anytown we seek to empower diverse groups of young people to create change in their schools and communities where all individuals are treated with respect and understanding.

For information on Volunteering at Anytown please click here.

If you are interested in being a part of that change other than Anytown, please click here for information and application form.

You went to Anytown and are wondering what to do next?

• Click here to visit the Alumni Corner.
• Click here to learn about Youth Core
• Click here for ideas on how to keep and share the Anytown spirit

Anytown Research

A 3-year study on Anytown conducted by Dr. Eileen Lyons of the University of South Florida in 2005 and featured on National Public Radio’s University Beat program as a success story showed that Anytown graduates show a greater acceptance of diversity and social competence, and dedicate more time to community service than peers who did not attend the program. Click here to read more about the research.

Anytown Frequently Asked Questions

Anytown Photos

Please click below to view our Anytown video
(medium resolution) (high resolution)

Anytown Mission Statement:

To empower diverse groups of young people to create more inclusive and just schools and communities where all individuals are treated with respect and understanding.