2024-2025 Children & Youth Advocate Fellows Program

This program is targeted at city elected officials and staff and is geared toward helping them understand the state of children and youth in Georgia, the systems children/youth interact with, and how they, as city leaders, can create a healthy environment for children and youth in their community. This program aims to prepare city leaders to advocate for children and youth by developing a thorough understanding of the needs and current state of youth, preparing them for community partnerships and collaborations, and arming them with tools to enact systems change through policy.

 

Program Objectives

Fellows will:

  • Understand education and youth-serving systems and support efforts and change needed to bridge identified gaps to build long-lasting impact.
  • Develop skills and gain tools to build a healthy environment for children in their communities.
  • Understand and practice ethical Youth Advocacy, uplifting youth voices to highlight their needs, challenges, and goals.
  • Recognize the importance of collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, Coalition Building, and Movement Building to enact change for Children & Youth.

 

Framework

  1. Module 1 : Introduction to Georgia’s Children & Youth
  2. Module 2 : Educational Systems & Birth to Work Pipeline
  3. Module 3 : Community Site Visit
  4. Module 4 : Kids in Need - Promise Youth
  5. Module 5 : Youth Behavioral & Mental Health
  6. Module 6 : Youth Engagement
  7. Module 7 : Capstone Presentations

 

Schedule

  • September 19, 2024 (Module 1)
  • October 24, 2024 (Module 2)
  • November 21, 2024 (Module 3 - Site Visit)
  • December 19, 2024 (Module 4)
  • January 23, 2025 (Module 5)
  • February 20, 2025 (Module 6)
  • March 20, 2025 (Module 7 - Capstone Presentations)

 

*Attendance for all modules is required to complete the fellowship. Please note, we will not issue any refunds for cancellations after the program start date. 

 

Location

Georgia Municipal Association

201 Pryor Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30303

 

Cost

$1,200 - (Includes instructor fees, lunch, program materials, policy and project support.)

 

For More Information

Alexandra Campos Castillo

Program Manager, Georgia City Solutions

Phone: 678.539.6757

Email: [email protected]

 
When
9/19/2024 9:00 AM - 3/20/2025 4:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
Where
201 Pryor St SW Atlanta, GA 30303 UNITED STATES
Registration
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Last day to register is 9/18/2024
Event Contact
Alexandra Campos Castillo - Phone: (678) 539-6757