61. National Council Of La Raza: News: MEDIA ADVISORY: COMMUNITY, FAITH-BASED, YOUTH MEDIA ADVISORY COMMUNITY, FAITHBASED, youth advocacy, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS GROWING CONCERNS OVER TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM http://www.nclr.org/content/news/detail/28656/

Site Search Web Version HOME TOPICS PUBLICATIONS ... ABOUT NCLR Contact: Lisa Navarrete, NCLR Richard Farias, TCCC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 10, 2004 MEDIA ADVISORY: COMMUNITY, FAITH-BASED, YOUTH ADVOCACY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS GROWING CONCERNS OVER TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Groups Form Coalition to Tackle Issue of Justice for Texas Minority Youth Houston, TX – At a news briefing on Thursday, December 16, a group of community- and faith-based, youth advocacy, and civil rights organizations will discuss growing concerns with the Texas juvenile justice system including the overrepresentation and overincarceration of African American and Latino youth. The briefing will be held in the auditorium of the Tejano Center for Community Concerns, 2950 Broadway, beginning at 11:30 a.m. From 1999 to 2004, Latino and African American youth have consistently been overrepresented in the Texas juvenile justice system. In FY04, Hispanic and Black youth made up 46% and 31% respectively of the new commitments to the Texas Youth Commission. Confirming reports from Texas-based organizations that work on juvenile justice issues, a recent publication by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Lost Opportunities: The Reality of Latinos in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

62. SMYRC Sexual Minority youth advocacy. To assist youth ages 1317 in accessing community resources and in attaining personal goals. http://www.smyrc.org/counsel/advocacy.html

63. Tobacco Free QC - Youth Advocacy Day youth advocacy Day. Home Array Zone youth advocacy Day. youth advocacy Day 2005. www.tobaccofreeqc.org. http://www.tobaccofreeqc.org/youth_advocacy_day_2005.php

Youth Advocacy Day Home Youth Advocacy Day 2005 www.tobaccofreeqc.org Home About Us Contact Us ... Smoke Free Dining Guide

64. Younger Americans Act Youth Advocacy Kit Welcome to the Student youth advocacy Kit section of the web site. By coming to this site, you ve taken one more step towards playing an important role in http://www.nydic.org/nydic/yaanew/YAkithome.html

you've taken one more step towards playing an important role in passing a landmark Act for America's youth the Younger American's Act (YAA). Click below to find a brief description of the youth effort to pass the YAA as well as a summary of the things you can do to be a part of it! Where do I start? Building a YAA Coalition YAA Information Here are the Basics You Want More? Talking Points Advocacy How a bill becomes a law Letter Writing Phone Calls Site Visit ... Visit to a Congressional Office Media Model Press Release and Model Letter to the Editor Handouts

65. Calgary John Howard Society: Youth Advocacy And Support The youth advocacy and Support program (YAS) assists youth between 1318 years old who are at risk of and/or involved in the criminal justice system. http://www.johnhoward.calgary.ab.ca/main/youth_and_education_programs.18.php

Programs Facilities Reintegration Programs ... Reconciliation Program Youth Advocacy and Support Youth Advocacy and Support Program/Facility Name Youth Advocacy and Support Program Funding United Way of Calgary and Area General Description The Youth Advocacy and Support program (YAS) assists youth between 13-18 years old who are at risk of and/or involved in the criminal justice system. These youth are assisted with the difficulties they are experiencing in the home, at school and/or in the community that may lead to risk of criminal behavior. Program staff provides one-to-one support, family mediation, crisis resolution and counseling for youth experiencing family breakdown/conflict, substance misuse issues, anger management, mental health and other issues. Target Population/Participants This program is aimed at young people aged between 13 and 18. Goal(s) This program seeks to assist youth to assess their individual needs and work towards positive change through empowerment and self advocacy. Objective(s) Young people will have alternatives to criminal behaviour.

66. Catalog For Giving Of New York City youth advocacy Center. Each year thousands of teens are thrust from group homes, youth advocacy Center is changing that. In afterschool seminars, http://www.cfgnyc.org/programs/youth_adv.html

Home Welcome About Us Benefit... Urban Heroes Awards Benefit Giving... Support Us Programs... Art Start The Brotherhood/Sister Sol Computers for Youth Foster Pride ... The TEAK Fellowship Youth Advocacy Center People... Board of Directors Contributors Youth Advocacy Center Each year thousands of teens are thrust from group homes, institutions, and foster families onto the streets of New York City. At 18 - 21 they have "come of age" according to New York's foster care system and are expected to fend for themselves. These kids have dreams and aspirations ... to be teachers, doctors, graphic artists, accountants, pastry chefs. They have strengths and talents to be productive citizens, take responsibility, participate in a community. They have hopes of owning their own homes one day, having a family, living a good life. But according to studies, within a year 33% will be homeless, 50% unemployed, 25% arrested or incarcerated or on public assistance. Why? Because while the foster care system housed and fed them, no one showed them how to plan their future. No one reinforced their ambitions, or encouraged them to continue their education as a means of realizing their dreams. In fact, many are released from foster care without so much as a place to live, or any idea of where or how to go about getting a job. Youth Advocacy Center is changing that. In after-school seminars, these young adults are taught skills to address the challenges that await them. How to set career goals and map a route to reaching them. How to research and analyze prospects in their chosen field. How to identify possible allies and create a strategy to enlist their help. How to inventory their strengths and weaknesses ... to present themselves positively and confidently, both in writing and in person. How to deal with the setbacks and rejections in life.

67. INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY (GHANA) INTERNATIONAL youth advocacy (GHANA) This is the Official site of International Yoth Advocacy, Ghana.You take some strow in our site and enjoy yourself. http://peacegh.tripod.com/iyagh/

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Tripod 40 Yr Old Virgin Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY (GHANA) Tell your firend about IYA Local News About Our Club Members List ... Contact Us WELCOME TO OUR CLUB'S WEBSITE This is the Official site of International Yoth Advocacy, Ghana.You take some strow in our site and enjoy yourself. On this site we will tell you the purpose of I.Y.A and something about the founder of I.Y.A. You will also know what I.Y.A.Ghana will do to help our community to maintain peace and help the needy children. Thank you for visiting our site and we would like to hear from you. The Club will give you information on how we are going to help maintain PEACE in our country and also help the needy children and also fight for children's right so that our voices will be heard. Many children aroung the Globe are Hungry,some are suffering from chronic diseases,some school drop out,some are sexually abused and thier rights are also abused and this need to be addressed and must be solved.Children in Ghana and other countries are suffering from these problem and needs your help. What is more important than PEACE.Join IYA today and help maintain Peace on this world.You will find our links in wherever you have.

68. Youth Advocacy youth advocacy Downloads Mokwena, Steve From Youth Struggles to Youth Development » Steve Mokwena spoke at UNOY Peacebuilders African Student Conference http://www.unoy.org/content/00.php?order=50&sub=40&subsub=50&item_id=83

69. Working Group On Youth Advocacy - African Network Of Young Peace-Builders youth advocacy. Hosted by unoy.org1 Youth in Conflict strand of the AYP, and the Working Group on youth advocacy is responsible for this linkage. http://www.unoy.org/Africa_WG_Youth_Advocacy.htm

African Network of Young Peace-builders WORKING GROUPS African youth toolkit Database Français YOUTH ADVOCACY Hosted by unoy.org WORKING GROUP COORDINATORS Daniel Edah Secretary-General FESCUAO Cotonou, Bénin Xavier Ndona President In itiatives Jeunes Kinshasa, D. R. Congo MAINSTREAMING THE VOICE OF AFRICAN YOUTH ! PLAN OF ACTION (temporarily only in French, it will soon be translated) 1. Mars 2002. Lettre ouverte aux chefs d'Etat africains (plaidoyer en faveur des Droits de l'Homme, de la Démocratie, condition sine qua non de la paix véritable en Afrique) à faire signée et envoyée sous forme de pétition à tous les chefs d'Etat, à tous les organes de presse émettant en Afrique pour large diffusion avec publication sur les sites d'organisations et organismes militant pour la paix en Afrique. Ce courrier doit mettre l'accent aussi sur la participation des jeunes africains, souvent écartés, dans le processus de prises de décisions sur le plan national et international. Avril 2002.

70. Disabled Youth Advocacy Teams In Russia The youth advocacy teams have proven to be fertile ground to develop new The motivating force behind all of the youth advocacy teams activities is to http://www.disabilityworld.org/March2000/English/RussiaYouthAdvocacyTeam.htm

INDEPENDENT LIVING Disabled Youth Advocacy Teams in Russia By Marc Behrendt, World Institute on Disability The All-Russian Society of Disabled People (ARSD) affiliates in Krasnodar, Perm and Novgorod regions and in the Republic of Komi have launched teams of disabled youth activists to promote inclusion for people with disabilities in their communities. With financial support from the US Agency for International Development and the British Know How Fund, Moscow's Society of Disabled People "Perspektiva," the World Institute on Disability and Britain's Derbyshire Center for Integrated Living have collaborated on developing a replicable strategy for empowering youth with disabilities. This collaboration of Russian, British and US disability organizations has recruited and trained a cadre of 46 young disabled activists in 7 cities. They are providing disability awareness training in Russian public schools, writing articles, soliciting local media coverage and conducting disability awareness workshops for local NGOs, businesses, and government officials. Additionally, the youth teams are outreaching to other youth with disabilities through peer support groups and self-advocacy training. The All-Russian Society of the Disabled identified serving young people with disabilities as one of its priorities in Program of Action for 1997-2001.

71. Global Education Centre - Community youth advocacy aims to empower and support young people by working directly youth advocacy also encompasses the running and development of workshops, http://www.globaled.org.nz/comm/youth.html

The Role of the Youth Advocate The Youth Advocate role seeks to incorporate the principles of Global Youth Work directly into practice with young people. The position also adds value to other areas of the programme, by ensuring young people are appropriately involved in projects we are working on. Youth Advocacy aims to empower and support young people by working directly with young people and youth-led organisations It also exists as a conduit between young people and adults to assist meaningful and effective partnerships that are mutually beneficial. The emphasis is to enhance understanding and practice of youth development in the communities young people are a part of. We are achieving this through collaboratively working with other agencies and organisations focussing on the development and empowerment of young people. The key Global Youth Work activities and projects that have particular input from the Youth Advocate are: Workshops Youth advocacy also encompasses the running and development of workshops, both with young people and others in the communities that young people live in.

72. Fresno County Tobacco Prevention Youth Advocacy Coalition The Fresno County Tobacco Prevention youth advocacy Coalitions can be found at the following sites. Central High School. Roosevelt High School http://www.fresnohumanservices.org/CommunityHealth/EducationPreventionServices/T

Adult Services Children and Family Services Community Health Employment and Temporary Assistance ... Administration breadCrumbs("www.fresnohumanservices.org","","default.htm","chtab","curpage","None","1"); Our Location: 1221 Fulton Mall, 2 nd Floor, Fresno, CA 93721 Are you between the ages of 12-17 years old? Then the Fresno County Tobacco Prevention Youth Advocacy Coalition may be for you! The Fresno County Tobacco Prevention Youth Advocacy Coalition is comprised of youth 12-17 years old who advocate for tobacco control issues in their school and/or community through member-selected activities. Coalition members engage in the following: Become a tobacco-free role model Work with the media Learn leadership and public speaking skills Meet new friends Gain valuable experience in tobacco prevention Participate in community events Travel to statewide conferences The Fresno County Tobacco Prevention Youth Advocacy Coalitions can be found at the following sites: Central High School Roosevelt High School McLane High School San Joaquin Elementary Call us at to find out how your school or organization can start a coalition!

73. Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth Advocacy Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. Advocacy. TCCY provides leadership for advocacy activities on behalf of children and families. http://www.tennessee.gov/tccy/advlegis.html

Home The Advocate Legislation Information News Releases ... Site Index Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Advocacy TCCY provides leadership for advocacy activities on behalf of children and families. TCCY is an integral part of state policy making on child and family issues and participates on national, state, regional, and local committees, task forces, and boards for information gathering, sharing, and networking. Impact statements are prepared and distributed on legislation affecting families and children. TCCY sponsors Children's Advocacy Day annually and also makes policy recommendations for administrative and legislative action. TCCY's periodic newsletter, The Advocate provides information on timely children's issues. The Advocate is distributed to children's advocates, service providers, juvenile court judges and staff, legislators, policy makers, and regional council members.

74. AGI At The Youth Advocacy Summit In Brussels The Alan Guttmacher Institute is a Notfor-Profit Corporation for Reproductive Health Reasearch, Policy Analysis and Public Education. http://www.agi-usa.org/media/inthenews/2005/02/16/

search News Releases In the News AGI in the News ... About AGI IN THE NEWS AGI at the Youth Advocacy Summit in Brussels February 16, 2005 Twenty-five-year-old Chinu© Richardson, senior public policy assistant at The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI), will join 50 young people from the United States and Europe for the first-ever Euro-American Youth Advocacy Summit. For two days, the 50 youth participants25 from the United States and 25 from Europewill gather in Brussels, Belgium, to work on issues concerning young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. "I am particularly excited by the prospect of furthering the work of AGI—and the reproductive health community as a whole—by making connections between state and federal laws and policies," Richardson said. The summit is coorganized by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, Advocates for Youth, Marie Stopes International and YouAct, the European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights. To find out more about the youth summit click here.

75. National Youth Advocacy Service Summary Information Who we are The National youth advocacy Service is a children s charity which offers sociolegal advocacy services to children, young people, parents, http://www.nhs.uk/supportServices/details.aspx?id=VO0307

76. Your Rights: National Youth Advocacy Service National youth advocacy Service. 99105 Argyle Street Birkenhead Wirral. CH41 6AD. Telephone 0151 649 8700 Advice line 0800 616 101 Fax 0151 649 8701 http://www.yourrights.org.uk/your-rights/further-information-and-advice/organisa

Search.. All of the site All of Your Rights Your Rights Chapters FAQ's Your Rights How to get redress The Right Not to be Discriminated Against The Right of Free Expression The Right of Peaceful Protest ... Organisations National Youth Advocacy Service 99-105 Argyle Street Birkenhead Wirral Telephone: Advice line: 0800 616 101 Fax: Website: http://www.nyas.net/ Email: help@nyas.net Page published: 12 August 2002 - Liberty

77. Youth Advocacy-BFNC The youth advocacy Program (YAP) provides student representation at Board of Education hearings for children who have been formally suspended from school. http://www.bfnc.org/youthAdvocacy.html

Summer Fun Days Program Youth Advocacy Program Save Haven Project Girl Power BAPPS The Youth Advocacy Program (YAP) provides student representation at Board of Education hearings for children who have been formally suspended from school. YAP also works closely with families whose children have been diagnosed as learning disabled or in need of special education services. The goal of the program is to ensure children's due process rights are protected, so that they may return to an appropriate learning environment in a timely fashion. Advocacy involves working with parents and diffusing the side issues. We also help the children with their behavior and counsel them on what to do if the situation happens again. Each year, YAP assists over 1,000 students. View our Student Suspension Handbook for help on the suspension process. For more information, call Greenard Poles at 853-0600 Contact Information Greenard Poles 2495, Main St., Suite 534 Phone: (716) 853-0600 Fax: (716) 885-1470

78. PartySmart Youth Advocacy, Law Policy Reform Program youth advocacy, Law Policy Reform Program Politically empowering and promoting respect for youth and youth culture through advocacy, public education, http://www.partysmart.org/advocacy/

79. National Youth Advocacy Assembly On Reducing Underage Drinking Alcohol Policy MD is the premier resource for medical information on alcohol and alcohol policy. Its aim is to guide alcohol policy and the medical http://www.alcoholpolicysolutions.net/press_room/brochures/bi_rudc_youthassembly

80. Youth Commission: Peace & Safety Youth Advocacy Day SFGOV is the official website of the government of the City and County of San Francisco, providing information about departments, meetings, legislation, http://www.sfgov.org/site/youth_commission_page.asp?id=11322

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