- To be a resource for young adults, providing access to information on issues that affect them.
To teach youth video production and new media skills; improve reading, writing and analytical skills adn develop public speaking ability.
To encourage youth to use critical thinking skills.
To show youth creative approaches to topics; to find solutions to problems through creative media.
To provide roles and responsibilities in order to foster leadership skills
To produce quality programming by and for youth
To enhance decision-making abilities
To increase self-esteem by supporting individual and community voices
To encourage youth to develop their own perspectives on events and issues
To offer a viable alternative to mainstream media
To give youth opportunities to go beyond their own neighborhoods and experience people and places outside their homes
To help youth develop a sense of pride in their own unique backgrounds and respect for others' racial, ethnic, religious and sexual identities