Authentic Youth Engagement
Authentic Youth Engagement series of briefs, from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Future of Healing: Shifting From Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement | by Shawn Ginwright
The Future of Healing: Shifting From Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement | by Shawn Ginwright
Trauma-informed/ healing centered spaces
Trauma-informed practices support creativity, courage, and community, and ensure we support culturally reflective and inclusive spaces. This interactive training and activity shows how a healing-centered or trauma-informed environment is critical
Building Community – even in virtual or hybrid programming
A sense of belonging is essential to quality youth development and to feeling like your voice matters. In this video, the adult staff and teens of VOX ATL share how
GCAPP Youth Advisory Council job description & application
GCAPP Youth Advisory Council job description & application
Youth board job description & recruitment process
VOX youth board job description & recruitment process (& bylaws that meet GA law for trustee 18+ and also provide for meaningful youth engagement)
Adults’ Roles in Supporting Youth Voice
How do you support teens effectively in meaningful roles without overstepping? Click here to hear from youth development folks around Georgia who do just that. (If you prefer to read
Involving youth meaningfully in budgeting
How can a program budget be inspired and informed by youth voices? Youth voice in budgeting starts with asking for input — and training youth what a program or organizations’
Youth Voice in Program Spaces Infographic
Youth Voice in Program Spaces Infographic: Here’s a quick glimpse at four ways to incorporate youth voice in program operations and environment, courtesy of teens from around Georgia!
Youth Voice in Community Research
Closer to home, Voices for Georgia’s Children teamed up with VOX ATL to present Youth Voice in Community Research at the GA DBHDD System of Care conference 2022
Berkley YPAR Hub
Berkley YPAR Hub: YPAR stands for Youth Participatory Action Research. This website offers curricula and examples for supporting youth in research designed to improve their lives, communities and systems designed