YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Problems

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Problems

• Enriching Activities
• Lack of extracurricular activities
• Lack of parent involvement with schools
• Underutilizing spaces in community
• Lack of youth employment opportunity
• Higher level of Academic Success
• Need more EARLY academic programs
• Schools of unchoice
• Disconnect between neighborhood and schools

• Provider not-Collaboration
• Bad communication between groups in neighborhood
• Lots of red tape in servicing youth
• Poor networking, working in silos
• Holistic Approach to Life Education
• Need help retaining youth for afterschool and
  life programs
• Teach ethics and civic responsibility
• Parenting resources not always available

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Solutions

• Enriching Activities
• Create event calendar of positive events
• Classes in responsible employment
• Create student-run teams to help with decision
  making
• Summer employment programs
• Higher level of Academic Success
• Extend library hours
• More college based programs in and out of school
• Outside groups honoring academic achievement

• Provider not-Collaboration
• Focus on centralized communication
• Information fairs often and at trusted places
• Breachmenders model here
• Holistic Approach to Life Education
• Need more safe places to play
• Shoulder to shoulder learning, mentoring
• Community needs ways to supplement school
  offerings

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Action Plans

• System to keep people informed
• Find out from youth how they get information
• Engage school and local partners to create an
  information system for youth
• Make it student run
• Teach skills like journalism, reporting,
  marketing, and media
• Involve universities
• Youth driven fundraising

• Utilize Existing Facilities
• Create momentum around gyms, community centers,
  etc. by making great events
• Inventory facilities and publish hours and
  services in one place, like www.eastlibertypost.co
  m
• Encourage youth to drive organization of a
  tournament to raise money and excitement