Creating Youth Leadership Development

Posted by on October 22, 2012

The University Community Collaborative of Philadelphia Presents:
A Two Part Workshop Series on Creating Youth Leadership Development

The Only Practice for Leadership is Leadership…
This two part series is designed to help adult staff identify, develop and implement youth leadership opportunities within their organizations, provide unique opportunities for returning youth, and expose emerging youth leaders to strategic planning in a real-world, professional development situation.

Dates/Times: Thursday November 15, 2012 9am-12pm & Wednesday, December 5, 2012 4:15pm-6:45pm
Location: Temple University Main Campus
BEURY HALL (Room: 415)
1901 N. 13th Street (south of Norris Street)

Part I: Creating Authentic Opportunities for Youth Leadership
How do we engage returning youth in ways that enhance their professional growth while strengthening our organization? Come learn new strategies for effectively incorporating the experiences and knowledge of older/returning youth. Explore the role of near-peer mentoring in building youth-friendly cultures, modeling those values, and establishing community amongst new and younger participants Learn how to cultivate a space that not only says you value youth contributions but that provides an outlet for that to happen.

PART II: COLLABRATORY!
Learn how to combine the first-hand experiences of participants with the organizational know-how of staff to create shared goals around organizational initiatives. Attendees will bring one youth member of their organization to the workshop where we will demonstrate how co-learning environments can bring about collective decision making. We will revisit the activities/programs designed in Part one and or current leadership opportunities that your organization has for youth allowing the youth to provide feedback. Some potential topics to brainstorm could be recruitment, engagement, teambuilding, etc. This is a unique opportunity to explore the perspective of your youth around organizational issues which is critical to ensuring a well-functioning, well-led program.

Registration Deadline: Monday, November 12, 2012
Remit Registration request to:
UCCPtraining@temple.edu
Please provide:
First & Last Name
Agency/Organization
Your Title & Contact Info

Payment Information:
There is a $45 fee to attend each training
($80 if you attend both includes registration of 1 youth during Part II*)
Payment will be collected on the day of the workshop. Cash and or Checks will be accepted.

Please make checks payable to: University Community Collaborative
Please direct questions to:
(215) 204-6185

About The Collaborative– The UCCP “prepares and supports youth and young adults to become confident, effective leaders and collaborates with organizations to create cultures that value and integrate the contributions of youth, thereby building stronger communities.”

We carry out this mission through direct programming, capacity building for other organizations, and applied research. We have provided workshops for small grass roots organizations, public agencies, citywide nonprofits, the School District of Philadelphia and colleges and universities. This work has been conducted both in and outside of the U.S. Our workshops are informed by over 11 years of direct programming for youth between the ages of 14 and 24.