Surveying the community during COVID
This week our team was focused on getting our survey out to the community, as requested by the City Director of Health and Human Services.… Read More »Surveying the community during COVID
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Prepping to speak to Kentucky teachers
This week we have a presentation to the Kentucky Department of Education teacher talk. We have been working very hard to prepare for this presentation… Read More »Prepping to speak to Kentucky teachers
Prichard Committee Student Voice Team/Coping with COVID-19 Study
Students head back to school but that doesn’t slow down the team’s work This week we have continued to conduct interviews among participants of the… Read More »Prichard Committee Student Voice Team/Coping with COVID-19 Study
Updates from Houston: more editors, Chromebooks from the City and our first newsroom day!
Shift Press fellows are receiving Chromebooks the City of Houston loaned us! This is making fellowship activities, like drafting pieces and joining Zoom workshops, much… Read More »Updates from Houston: more editors, Chromebooks from the City and our first newsroom day!
The final week in Newark and website updates!
Kaleena Berryman The Abbott Leadership Institute’s summer program ended on 8/31/20. During the final week, students worked on finalizing content development for the website. Final… Read More »The final week in Newark and website updates!
See Youth Work in Elizabeth (video)
Our videographer, Tyler Kubicz was able to edit and present us with a short video expressing the Elizabeth Civic Spring youth experiences with the program,… Read More »See Youth Work in Elizabeth (video)
New youth influence in Elizabeth
Our Youth Leader and Team management were able to follow up with a Board of Ed and Freeholder, after they visited the August 27th virtual… Read More »New youth influence in Elizabeth
Community Conversations and Shift Press Journalism Fellows
The Institute of Engagement, a youth-created and youth-run civic action organization, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and building community among youth through its youth-produced… Read More »Community Conversations and Shift Press Journalism Fellows
Civic leader stays with youth on call for nearly two hours!
The City of Elizabeth is in the process of creating their 10-year Master Plan. Groundwork Elizabeth will provide opportunities for youth voices to coordinate policy… Read More »Civic leader stays with youth on call for nearly two hours!
Minnesota Young Champions Working With Local Lawmakers
The Minnesota Young Champions team in Minneapolis has been steadily working with local lawmakers to introduce provisions for young people lacking unemployment. Last week a… Read More »Minnesota Young Champions Working With Local Lawmakers