Nine Signs Your City Is Committed to Authentic Youth Civic Engagement

Tuesday, July 02nd, 2019
As a city leader, how do you know if the policies and programs your city provides for youth are effective? One great and often overlooked way is to engage the experts—youth—before, during and after decisions about the policies and programs that will affect them so they, too, can love their city. In supporting youth, it is critical to center the voices of young people, especially traditionally underrepresented youth or youth missing from the conversation, such as youth of color, LGBTQA youth, undocumented youth, homeless youth, youth involved with the justice system, and others. These youth civic engagement perceptions inventory can help you determine how ready your community is to authentically engage young people in decision-making. Follow this link to learn more. Sourced from: Cities Speak