Involving Youth in Positive Youth Development
youth.gov, a federally run platform, “helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs: “Involving Youth in Positive Youth Development.”
“SEL Trends: Empowering Youth Voice”
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) shares: “SEL Trends: Empowering Youth Voice”
Student Voice Empowered to Transform Education
Search Institute (a nonprofit research organization that promotes positive youth development and advances equity): – Student Voice Empowered to Transform Education
The Power of Sharing Power
And a variety of national organizations have published journal articles and resources showing the priority of youth voice, including: Search Institute (a nonprofit research organization that promotes positive youth development
“Afterschool Matters” journal.
The National Institute for Out of School Time names youth voice as a priority in their Afterschool Program Assessment System and how “including youth in the development and evaluation of
Strengthening Practices & Programs
The David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality names Youth Voice as a key element in assessing for Youth Program Quality.
Georgia Afterschool & Youth Development Quality Standards
Youth Voice is an evidence- and research-based “best practice” in the field of youth development. In Georgia, youth voice is a named standard of quality in the Georgia Afterschool &