Not exact matches
Jacob helps coordinate policy
efforts and political advocacy support for Blue Haven and works on select outside projects, including organizing student and
youth engagement activities.
I'm also excited about new
efforts in civic education to tap into the energies of
youth activism and civic
engagement.
To ask and call for the
engagement and participation of
youth and stipulate that they should pick up the tab where sustainable human development is concerned, seems a bit off; we need to live the right example and show that it takes
effort and commitment in making sure that we work together; young and older, to make this work.
CCSA Advocates engages in
efforts to provide education and resources to support more charter schools to increase civic participation on their campuses, including
youth civic
engagement.
Throughout a semester - long course, the nonprofit implements a civics curriculum based on students» civic identities and issues they care about, such as gang violence, public transit, or
youth employment.25 The course framework encourages students to think through an issue by researching its root cause, developing an action plan, getting involved in their community through
engagement tactics, and presenting their
efforts to their class.
The
Youth Development Research Project at the University of Illinois also reported impressive
effort and
engagement in their analyses: