“When young people feel their voices matter, they feel they matter — and are more engaged and better served in the systems that aim to support them.” Youth voice is

“Youth voice can effectively inform and inspire an afterschool, youth-development program in every phase: design, implementation & evaluation. In this section, you’ll hear strategies from youth and see tools you

Incorporating youth voice in a program’s operations is both straightforward and nuanced. It involves logistics, like hours of operations, location, and provisions (food, swag, technologies) as well as the atmosphere

This section of the Youth Voices toolkit explores different models for engaging youth in governance and the business of afterschool – and trusts all users will pay careful attention to

Creating a culture of youth voice is the silk that connects all the other pieces of our youth voices framework. Inviting youth voice in programming, operations and/or decision making and

The Search Institute’s Resources Hub has a variety of resources in a number of formats including activities, tools, research articles and more on that focus on key strategies in relationship

This content was co-planned, organized and co-created by youth and adults from VOX ATL, GCAPP & GUIDE, Inc With input from MAAC/GA EmpowerMEnt, Silence the Shame, and Usher’s New Look