Youth in Action

Our programming is broken into three phases: Core, Immersion, and Collective 
Core works with youth to tell their story and deeply listen to others stories. Youth place their multiple identities and communities under the microscope and examine their role and impact in creating a world they want to live. Focused on emotional development and identity in youth leadership.
Immersion explores facilitation and peer education. Focused on social development, youth discover what strengths they bring to a group. Youth design and facilitate workshops on student centered learning and community health for their peers and for adults working with youth. These workshops aim to educate and build mutual respect.
Collective programming celebrates legacy and stewardship through a member owned model. Youth sit on the Board of Directors, assist in fundraising efforts, and begin to create change at the policy level. During this phase youth make meaningful links between passion and career.
Youth in Action is local nonprofit organization located in Providence. They focus on giving youth a safe space in which they can fully express themselves and their opinions. It is a space that practices the "leading with" approach.  Meaning that in this space youth are fully involved in every aspect, from the board of directors through  facilitation of workshops. It is a space where youth can identify their skills and implement them in new situations, all while engaging with the community, serving over fifteen schools! This organization is not run by adults, it is run both youth and adults working in unison. There is no imbalance of power in this space, there is only equality. 

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  1. UnknownSeptember 26, 2017 at 6:18 PM

    I also put the 3 phrases as part of the "leading with" to because it all works together to help the youth. It takes many different areas to help the youth. Also the mission statement sums it up nicely.

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