NYC Summit-Rewriting Youth Centered Culture: YPA Edition
A youth-led summit addressing organizational
culture and the importance of lived experience.
About this Event
NYC Summit-Rewriting Youth Centered Culture: YPA Edition
The Youth Peer Advocate Coalition was originally founded in 2019, as a result of a 2017 Youth Peer Advocate Satisfaction Survey, (focused on the role, job satisfaction and job support). The YPAC (Youth Peer Advocate Coalition) was born to help address the reccomendations of this survey. It is a youth-guided group comprised of organizations invested in the workforce development and support of YPAs in NYC.
Our official re-launch is here!
This is a call to action for organizational leaders!
Our goal is to have CEOs, agency leadership, or an agency representative, to assist an immersive experience, that'll tackle current Youth Peer Advocate challenges within the role, host an expert panel on systematically addressing these by shifting agency culture in support of the YPA role, and a departure gate leading to future collaborations! Be ready to board flight YPAC-101.
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Registration and Passport Check-In
Check-In: YPAC Summit Passport, Seating Assignment, and Event Materials
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Voices That Lead Change: Youth Peer Advocate Panel Discussion
Host: Ruth Nava
Info: This panel will explore the vital contributions of Youth Peer Advocates and the role organizational culture plays in allowing youth voices to thrive within service systems in NYC.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop 1: The Role of the Youth Peer Advocate
Host: Muhammad Irtaza and the YPAC Steering Committee
Info: This workshop explores: The foundations of the Youth Peer Advocate Role, Why Youth Peer Advocates are essential in Family Support Programs, How lived experience shapes supportive relationships with youth, Pathways for young people to join the peer workforce. Participants will engage in dialogue around how YPAs help reshape systems through empathy, connection and advocacy.
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Passport Interlude
Info: Meet back at our TSA Table to receive your next passport stamp. A fully stamped passport will be your ticket to the raffle at the end of the days activities.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch and Coalition Networking
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Passport Checkpoint
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Workshop 2: YPAC Skill Lab
Host: Ruth Nava
Info: Rewriting Culture Through Action: This interactive workshop will focus on the future of the NYC YPAC. Participants will learn: The mission and vision of this coalition, how agencies can support youth-centered culture, skills that strengthen the role of Youth Peer Advocates, opportunities to join the coalition and contribute to future initiatives. Followed by an interactive forum aimed to answer any questions about Youth Peer Advocates, the YPA Workforce and the Coalition.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Closing Ceremony: Destination Reached
Host: Dr. Nivea Jackson
Info: A final word by the NYC Youth Peer Advocate Coalition founder, Dr. Nivea Jackson. Recognition and awards ceremony of the YPAC Steering Committee followed by our raffle.
Where is it happening?
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