Baltimore Children and Youth Fund’s Post

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (UWABC) is excited to share a compelling article that outlines our pivotal role in the United for Youth Network. This piece brilliantly illustrates how we're employing Collective Impact strategies to support youth success in our community. Key Highlights: • Our Bold Community Goal: By 2035, ensure ALL Asheville City and Buncombe County students graduate high school fully prepared for their future. • Recognition that children exist within complex ecosystems of family, school, and community. • UWABC's unique position as a backbone organization, aligning efforts across various sectors. • Introduction of our innovative "stacking toy" model to visualize comprehensive community support. This article provides valuable insights into how collaborative efforts can drive systemic change. We invite you to read the full piece https://lnkd.in/eXi98_mk and consider how your organization might contribute to this vital mission. Together, we can create a community where every young person has the opportunity to thrive. #CollectiveImpact #YouthSuccess #CommunityDevelopment #NonprofitLeadership

In 2022, Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a 16-year-old student, Nex Benedict, is dead after a fight in a school bathroom. Nex should still be alive today—and all of us have a responsibility to create a world where trans youth can thrive. Here are 7 suggestions for organizations to support that are actively working to defend and empower trans youth. There are many more. The Trans Justice Funding Project, a fund at Tides Foundation, has created a map showing grassroots trans-led groups in every state in America: https://lnkd.in/dGfWydj2

what YEP! Youth Engagement Planning does is essential - youth engagement in planning: processes where children and teenagers are empowered to speak as themselves--where their intersectional identities, background, cultures, lived experiences, and insights--are met in dialogue, and with curiosity within planners’ urban design and planning procedures to not only hear these contributions, but respect the inherent power and agency of youth to help define the immediate, and longer-term future of their community (Brown 2024; UNICEF Innocenti 2023, 16; Derr, Ruppi, and Wagner 2017, 8; Mullahey, Susskind, and Checkoway 1999, 32)

Powerful step when family engagement is prioritized as an instructional strategy! 🙌🏼

The Neighbourhood Academy is the space that Pécs Community Foundation, serving the city of Pécs in Hungary, created to bring people and organisations in the community together and foster conversations. In the past couple of years, the Academy gathered especially older people who wanted to explore, along with others, how they are living the community life, what their roles could be and how to foster intergenerational dialogue and fight isolation. Do you want to know more? Check out this and many other stories from the #communityfoundations field in our publication, “Engagement and participation. What, who and how. A guide for community foundations” available here https://lnkd.in/enVahC4W

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Our poster titled, "Peer Learning Spaces for Sustainable Community-Engaged Research Partnerships," details our commitment to cultivating equitable partnerships through content AND process. This means the following: 🌼 Content: We're delivering up to date content on creating and maintaining community-engaged partnerships. 🌼 Process: We're co-creating that content with our partners to maintain the partnership long after the training is completed. For me, content AND process are intricately related and those connections make the project more meaningful. I'm not only concerned about the end destination, but also the path I choose to get there.

The F.A.I.R. Fund supports youth-led advocacy and activism programs that promote fairness, access, inclusion, and resiliency. ⚖️ Fairness: Justice where all young people are treated as they deserve. The F.A.I.R. Fund aims to create a society where fairness prevails, ensuring that every young person receives the treatment and opportunities they rightly deserve. 🔑 Access: Equal and equitable opportunities for all youth. This tenet focuses on removing barriers and creating pathways that allow all young people to participate fully and equally in society. 🌍 Inclusion: Eliminating exclusion and discrimination, valuing all talents. Inclusion is about fostering a society that celebrates diversity, seeks out the talents of all young people, and works actively to eliminate any forms of exclusion or discrimination. 💪 Resiliency: Teaching youth skills to navigate life successfully. Resiliency involves equipping young people with the skills they need to overcome challenges, adapt to change, and thrive in any circumstance. Each year, two organizations are selected to receive one-time grants of up to $20,000 each. The deadline for applications is June 14. Apply now: https://buff.ly/3wG9tps Video provided by FAIR Fund grantee partner Firebird Community Arts with support from Hilltop Artists. #BrightPromises #EarlyChildhoodEducation #CommunitySupport #EducationForAll #ChildDevelopment #EmpowerYouth #Grants

I had the privilege of addressing youths in Matero and here are some points as to why Youth Engagement is important. Youth engagement is critically important for several reasons: - Fresh Perspectives and Innovation: Young people bring new ideas, creativity, and fresh perspectives to societal issues and challenges. Their innovative thinking can lead to novel solutions that benefit communities and society as a whole. - Empowerment and Participation: Engaging youth empowers them to actively participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives and futures. This fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility towards their communities. - Building Civic Responsibility: Youth engagement helps in cultivating civic responsibility and a sense of duty towards society. When young people are involved in community service, volunteering, and advocacy, they develop a deeper understanding of social issues and the importance of contributing positively to society.

A new model of care is urgent