Youth Voice and Authentic Engagement

Written By Pilar Barreyro

Speakers: 

  • Dajonee Hale, Youth Support Specialist, Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness 

  • Hannah Bollack, Youth Engagement Coordinator, THRIVE! Host Home Network SHIP of Frederick County

  • Emily Fulton- Foley, Executive Director, Northfield Union of Youth

Co-creating and designing with young adults is an essential part of providing adequate services to youth. This training explores authentic youth engagement, and best practices for engaging youth as meaningful partners in runaway and homeless youth programs—including how it benefits young people, why it works, and what it looks like in practice. Learn how to define and combat adultism and tokenism. Walk away from this training with concrete tools to work with youth in empowering ways such as implementing YABs (Youth Advisory Boards) as well as hiring young people to create lasting organizational and community change.

Access the full 90-minute training below and download the accompanying toolkit with best practices, actionable next steps, organizational checklists and more.

 
Pilar Barreyro
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