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Supporting Authentic Youth Engagement and Leadership
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Supporting Authentic Youth Engagement and Leadership
March 15, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
This workshop will introduce participants to the principles of authentic youth engagement and specific strategies for how to support meaningful involvement for youth and young adults as equal partners in local, state, and national system levels.
Learning objectives:
- Understanding youth peer support and youth involvement
- Building youth voice infrastructure
- Cultivating successful youth-adult partnerships
- 7 stages of youth advocacy
- Assessment of organizational engagement stage
Please contact Danielle Bustos at 240-898-2189 or dbustos@innow.org to register or request accommodations.
Co-hosted by On Our Own of Maryland.
Supporting Authentic Youth Engagement and Leadership