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Four Walls to Youth Voice
Why create systems that exclude youth voice? There is a growing consensus that engaging youth as partners is vital to successfully working with children and youth as partners. So why are there still nonprofit organizations, private foundations, government agencies and other institutions throughout society that aren’t actively engaging youth as partners? I’m here at day […]
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Youth at Conferences
This week I’m attending the CDC’s Weight of the Nation conference in Washington, DC. The first of it’s kind, this morning President Bill Clinton spoke and recieved an award for the development of his Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The rest of the conference is chock full of researchers, policy makers, and government officials promoting […]
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Don’t Listen!
Okay, it would be better to say, “Don’t JUST listen.” Over the last 10 years I’ve had the privilege of watching the field of youth involvement and youth engagement grow. However, a disturbing trend is emerging where Youth Voice campaigns are increasingly designed to simply *listen* to Youth Voice. As i’ve said before, it’s not […]
Adam F.C. Fletcher 