Empowering Teens: A Guide to Developing a Community-Based Youth Organization - Softcover

Slayton, Elaine Slayton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615111645 ISBN 13: 9780615111643

Publisher: Croya Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Offers advice on how to start a youth services organization by documenting the history of the Committee Reprensenting our Young Adults (C.R.O.Y.A.) which was formed in Lake Forest, Illinois to combat social problems affecting the youth in that community.

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In 1980, three affluent north Chicago suburbs responded to concerns over teen suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, gang activity, and vandalism by forming the Committee Representing Our Young Adults (CROYA). Based on the credo that "everything starts with youth, is driven by youth, is for youth, and succeeds or fails because of youth," this organization has successfully offered teens a safe place to grow and been a force in the community for 20 years. Sharing lessons learned by both triumphs and failures, this well-organized book is a blueprint for effective teen programming. Everything from job descriptions of youth workers, agendas for weekly meetings, ideas for programs, suggestions for service projects, and icebreakers to community fund-raising and support are detailed. An appendix supplies reproducible lists, including permission forms, discussion questions, and suggested requirements for committee members. Anyone who works with teens will find this practical, nuts-and-bolts book a genuine asset. Candace Smith
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Edition details

• Publisher: Croya Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615111645
• ISBN 13: 9780615111643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160