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Youth Participation Assistance to Cities
Questions about Promoting Youth Participation? YEF Institute staff are standing by to assist you and to answer your questions on how to promote youth leadership, voice, and participation in local government.
Please contact Kate Sandel at (202) 626-3046 or sandel@nlc.org, or contact Tiffany Mitchell at (202) 626-3014 or fellow@nlc.org. |
Technical Assistance Projects
Municipal Leadership to Implement Comprehensive Plans for Children and Youth (2007-08)
This project is helping six cities - Charleston, S.C.; Lakewood, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Lexington, Ky.; Portland, Ore.; and Grand Rapids, Mich. - implement comprehensive plans for children and youth. These cities are implementing plans that focus on specific issue areas as well as community-wide youth master plans.
With supported from the MetLife Foundation, the project will offer access to national experts on city-school partnerships, youth development, and youth master planning; networking opportunities with municipal leaders from other project cities; and customized assistance from the YEF Institute. Strategies for engaging school officials and other youth will receive particular attention during the project.
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City-Schools Youth Planning Initiative (2005-06)
In 2005-2006, the MetLife Foundation City-Schools Youth Planning Initiative offered technical assistance to six cities to help them develop youth master plans. The selected cities included Charleston, S.C.; Des Moines, Iowa; Diamond Bar, Calif.; Edmond, Okla.; Lakewood, Ohio; and Minneapolis, Minn.
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Youth-City Connection Project (2003-04)
With support from the MetLife Foundation, the YEF Institute selected 11 cities to receive technical assistance in promoting youth participation in local government. The selected cities included Baltimore; Dallas; Denver; Fall River, Mass.; Inkster, Mich.; Niles, Ill.; Nashville; Norfolk, Va.; Philadelphia; Saginaw, Mich.; and Salt Lake City.
In the first year of the project (2003), assistance was provided to 11 cities. Selected from 67 applications, the following cities received individual assistance over an eight month period: Brookings, S.D.; Caldwell, Idaho; Des Moines; Fremont, Calif.; Galveston, Texas; Lawton, Okla.; Macon, Ga.; Nashville; Newport News, Va.; Rock Hill, S.C.; and Tucson.
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