Youth Matters Committee

• What is the Youth Matters Committee?

• Purpose of the Committee

• Committee Membership & Make Up

• Our Goals for the 2006-2007 School Year

• When Does the Committee Meet and Where?

• Committee Minutes

• Educational Packets

What is the Youth Matters Committee?

The REACH CNY Youth Matters Committee was formerly known as the CNYCAP (Central New York Council on Adolescent Pregnancy) Education Committee. 

Purpose of the Committee

The committee’s primary focus is to assist people who work with youth, especially relating to pregnancy prevention. The committee and REACH CNY take a Youth Development/Strength and Asset Building approach. We often address other issues related to adolescent mental, emotional and physical health.

The general goals of the committee are to: 

1. Assess the needs of the youth and people working with youth in their communities to determine specific projects.
2. Research and distribute resources about best practices working with youth.
3. Develop and distribute materials to assist those working with youth.
4. Develop and sponsor informational sessions.
5. Increase community awareness of issues relating to adolescent pregnancy and youth development.
6. Increase REACH CNY’s visibility with people working with youth.

Committee Membership & Make Up

The committee is chaired by a Board member who is assisted by a staff liaison and the members of the committee. Membership is open to anyone that works on adolescent pregnancy prevention and youth development programming throughout Central New York. This includes, but is not limited to:

·        representatives from community based organizations

·        teachers and school administration

·        youth

Our Goals for the 2006-2007 School Year

• Increase youth involvement with committee projects
• Develop educational packets on:
  • Media Literacy
  • HIV/STDs “Booster” Packet
  • Mix It Up: Diversity & Acceptance
• Look for additional funding to cover the costs of packets and staff time.
• Assist the Program Committee in their efforts with the annual conference.

When Does the Committee Meet and Where?

The committee typically meets on a monthly basis. We usually meet at 1010 Family Ties Network in Syracuse, NY.

Our next meeting dates are:

• Adult Meeting: June 28, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

• Youth Meetings, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm:
  o July 9^th with 10^th – 11^th grade youth
  o July 11^th with 8^th and 9^th grade youth
  o July 13^th combined
   

New members are always welcome.

Contact Wendy Ramsay at (315) 424-0009 ext. 107 or healthed@reachcny.org for more information about meetings.

Committee Minutes

Here are copies of our most recent minutes:

Education Packets

The Committee has created a variety of Education Packets for people who work with youth. Click here to see our Education Packet Directory.

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This page was updated 06/25/2007.