Promoting Engagement
and Empowerment
Training for Governor's Office for Children and Families grantees, educators, and other interested professionals
April 15, 2014
9:00 am until 3:30 pm
James H. Rainwater Conference Center, Valdosta, Georgia
Young people can thrive when they feel safe and supported to learn and lead. Building an emotionally safe community of peers and adults is essential for youth to learn and develop as individuals and is foundational to youth voice and leadership.
The first part of this interactive workshop will introduce participants to a variety of community-building activities designed to create an infrastructure necessary to support choice, voice and leadership.
The second half of the workshop will highlight best practice methods and strategies for incorporating meaningful youth input at both activity and organizational levels. In addition to tools and resources, participants will gain insight into how meaningful voice and leadership are key factors in promoting youths’ long-term well-being.
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Check in begins at 8:30 am.
Training will begin promptly at 9:00 am and last until 3:30 pm.
All materials and lunch will be provided.
Dress is casual! Wear your jeans and sneakers and remember bring a jacket or wrap in case the room is chilly.
Registration fee is only $10 per person!
Registration is open until slots are filled, and particpants MUST be pre-registered by April 4!
We hope to see you on April 15!
*Participants must pre-register for the event. If you sign up and are unable to attend, please contact our office to cancel your registration by April 4 at 5:00 pm. Registration fees are non-refundable after this date for those who do not cancel and fail to attend the training. After April 4, payment must be made online via a credit or debit card.
This workshop will be conducted by GUIDE, Inc. through a Title V grant with the Governor's Office for Children and Families. This project was supported in part by the Governor’s Office for Children and Families through state funds from the Georgia General Assembly and federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Governor’s Office for Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau.
