A BIG Thank You

Thank you to all the Youth Delegates who attended the 2008 Congress of Cities and Exposition in Orlando, FL!

A very special thank you and congratulations on a job well done to out YEF Council Youth Leaders!

Pictures and Resources are being posted on YouthScape.org, this blog and on facebook, so be sure to check them out and continue the conversation. If you have any suggestions of additional resources and materials you'd like to see on any of these sites, let us know! (fellow@nlc.org)

Your Voice

Hello everyone!

I'm curious as to what are some of the ways youth are expressing their voices in their cities but also on the state level. Even though our youth council, the Hampton Youth Commission, is not very vocal on the state level, we have a strong voice in the City of Hapmton. Youth are able to voice their concerns to us, the members of the Youth Commission at our public meetings. We can either bring their concerns to City Council, give the teens the resources to solve the problem themselves through a grant which can range from $1,000 to $5,000, or pass policy to implement change. Also, we have a government document called the Youth Component of the Community Plan listing the major concerns of teens but also strategies for addressing those concerns. Hampton is doing some pretty cool things to give teens a voice and empower them, but I know we are not the only one...

What are some interesting ways that your city gives teens a VOICE?