The format includes presentations, hands-on exercises, debriefs, and discussions. GROW is designed to help students overcome campus apathy, develop strategies to win, gain hands-on organizing experience, build more effective coalitions, and increase the membership, reputation, funding, and influence of their organization. Skilled student activists facilitate sessions. GROW generally consists of 25-40 persons. GROW offers specialized training in addition to the general sessions.
Participants are mixed ages and are strongly encouraged to stay at the site.
A national gathering of faith-based young people who seek to pursue the gospel of peace and justice through prayer, study and action. The vision of the Forum grows out of the faith of the Catholic Church, but members of all faith traditions are welcome. Varies with session. Varies according to session. It is a forum for the discussion and development of progressive issues and agendas and a networking opportunity for social change activists.