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Building Youth Engagement and Involvement: Technical Assistance
Azaria Georger Youth Peer Services Training And Credentialing CoordinatorBianca Logan Youth Peer Development And Training ManagerAlex Frisina Long Island Regional Youth Partner
March 5, 2020
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BUILDING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & INVOLVEMENT:
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEPROVIDED BY -YOUTH POWER! OF FAMILIES TOGETHER IN NYS
AGENDA
Who we are
Our Results
The process
How to get connected
YOUTH POWER MISSION STATEMENT
YOUTH POWER! is Families Together’s statewide youth network run for and by youth and young adults
We are a statewide network of young people who have been labeled and are seeking change. Together, we have decided to speak up about our
experiences because nobody knows what it is like for us better than we do.
Through peer-to-peer mentoring we empower young people to be active citizens who are aware of government operations, their rights, and the
ability to influence policies, practices, regulations, and laws. We are young people helping other people, ensuring the availability of self-help and peer support so that young people get the support they need with the respect
and dignity they deserve.
WHO WE ARE
NYS leading peer runYouth Advocacy Network
Young adult peer staff in all five regions of NYS
Connections to national and local partners
Provide learning opportunities for youth, adults, YPAs and agencies
Work to address needs of communities, agencies, and state partners
Meet individuals and agencies where they are at
Shainek EdmundsonNew York City RYP
Alex CarpenterWestern RYP
Alex FrisinaLong Island [email protected]
631-245-5289 Carly DelVecchioCentral RYP
Imari WilsonHudson River RYP
www.ftnys.org/youthpower/meet-the-yp-team
REGIONAL YOUTH PARTNERS
OUR STRATEGIC GOAL
Improve quality of youth peer advocacy & involvement by offering technical assistance and training
opportunities to young people and adult allies.
Three key areas:
Supporting Self-Advocacy
Increasing Youth-Guided Practice
Implementing Youth Peer Services
OUR STRATEGIC GOAL IN ACTION
Individualized support(TA Plan)
Organizational Assessments
Virtual and in-person
consultation
Training (Youth and/or
Adult Partners)
Review and provide feedback on materials for young people.
Assistance with the planning and preparation for
YPAs
Starting and sustaining a Youth Advisory Council
Connections to others who may have had similar
experiences
Regional and statewide learning
collaboratives
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS
1. Initial Request
2. Assessment
3. Plan Development
4. Implementation
5. Evaluate
Request assistance
on our Website
Identify the type of request
Briefly describe the topic of
your request
ASSESSMENT
Process of using our expertise to understand and evaluate what is going on and needed to move forward.
Using assessment forms
Processing through conversations
Holding focus groups
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Establish how TA will be accomplished: Documented plan
Identify goals, assets and strengths
Action steps and responsibilities between RYPs and partners
Identify timelines
Track outcomes
ROLES IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Agency’s role
Key players involved
Guide the process
Develop priorities
Regional Youth Partner’s role
Support priorities
Provide tools and resources to clarify priorities
Strategies and materials
Evaluation
Assess performance
Open communication
Commitment
Respect boundaries of time and capacity
Equal Partnership
IMPLEMENT
Training (Youth and Adult Partners)
Assistance in creating social marketing plans and material
Assistance with YPA Program implementation
EVALUATE
Follow up: Progress forms for agencies
Verbal check-in following TA sessions
Web-based surveys
Interviews
COMMON TA REQUESTS
• Organizational Readiness for Youth Peer Support
• Creating a Youth Peer Support Program
• Hiring & Orientation for YPAs
• Starting and sustaining a Youth Advisory Council, board or group
• Addressing needs of Transitional Age youth in adult programs/services
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