Roots is Scottville's youth-led civic service club, a program of Scion Project. The Story Exchange is how it begins.
Local residents share the people, places, and moments that made Scottville what it is.
Roots members ages 14–24 complete a community service task in exchange for every story.
Every story is recorded and added to the Roots archive of our shared history.
You don't need any special skills or style, just a story about life east of Stiles. A story you'd tell over coffee about a place you worked, a day at school, a notable series of fortunate events, the way Wednesday nights went down.
Tell Us About It →Nominate yourself for Cohort 1 with a short essay. No application fee, no GPA, no résumé. Just your voice on the page.
Join Cohort 1 →We're onboarding our first Roots crew now. Once training and equipment are in place, the first story-and-service exchange goes live, and we'll share the process as we go. Follow along and watch the archive fill.
About 10 minutes. Write it out, or ask us to call you. We'll pair your story with a Roots youth.
Live in or near Scottville? Write a short essay and it goes straight to the Roots team.