Connected Youth Initative
Central Navigation
Coordinated approach via community collaboratives that ensures unconnected youth have access to services to avoid duplication of efforts and maintain a connection to the community.
Youth Chapters
Our YLC offers youth opportunities to connect with youth in their communities that have lived through similar experiences. Youth learn importance of using their voice to make a difference in their communities. They do this through speaking on their experience, finding issues they are passionate about, and in this they build their leadership, public speaking, advocacy, and civic engagement skills. They use these skills to speak at a higher level to influence change within local and state communities. There are also opportunities for statewide and national leadership such as Legislative Days, State and National Youth Advisory Boards, and policy advocacy.
See Trainings & Events for Youth Chapter Meeting Dates and Opportunities!
Available in multiple counties!
Support Service Funds
Emergency funding accessible via Community Response central navigation to address an array of basic needs.
Coaching
An array of evidence-based coaching services (e.g., voluntary case management) that provide goal-orientated, voluntary, youth-driven coaching with unconnected youth to develop skills in key domains, access services, and enhance protective and promotive factors. Young people can come in and out of coaching, as needed, up to age 26.