Positive Youth Development

We long to return to normal, but **normal led to this**. To avert the future pandemics we know are coming, we MUST grapple with all the ways normal failed us. We have to build something better.
~Ed Yong, The Atlantic
Take a moment to ask yourself: Do you remember what it was like to be a young person? What were the pressures, pain points, and crises? What were the joys, fulfilling moments, heights? Now add to that COVID-19, social media, smartphones, unemployment, inflation, and growing inequality. These socio-political challenges have left our youth more isolated, disconnected, and hopeless than many of the previous generations. At the most basic level, we must learn to demonstrate love, respect, and connection with them. We must learn how to bring them in, not push them out; to design our systems for their participation and leadership. This is imperative for the future of our communities. In this workshop, you will learn strategies for assessing your own perspective and how it shapes your interactions and key strategies for interacting with and designing systems for the inclusion of young people in the city.

Reminders from the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Team:

Virtual Workshops: To receive workshop information (e.g., Zoom Links, PowerPoints and additional resources) your email has to be correct. After registering from Eventbrite, you'll receive an email confirmation. If you do not see a confirmation, check your junk folder, or reach out to TA/CB team. Some offerings will be recorded, if you have questions about recordings or confidentially, please reach out. If you've registered and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration or notify the TA/CB team.

I n-Person Workshops: More information coming soon.

Registration

N on-DCYF grantees [example, City and County of San Francisco and Recreation and Park Department, SFUSD], please scroll all the way at the end in registration form to select your correct agency.

Participation

All workshops are develop with opportunities to cross collaborate, create, learn and share. Please be mindful of workshops being interactive through video, chat or audio responses. If you're unable to actively participate, please share this with our providers during the workshop. We strive for flexibility and understanding of the vast responsibilities you may hold, if you have additional questions about active participation please reach out to the facilitator.

Any additional questions, please reach out to [email protected].

At the end of each workshop a survey is distributed, we greatly appreciate any feedback you include in that survey!

Thank you, enjoy your workshop.

Host or Publisher Edutainment for Equity