HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-11-01 Youth Advisory Committee
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
AGENDA
November 1,2006
7:00 p.m.
Harvat Hall, City Hall
410 East Washington Street
I) Call to Order
2) Approve minutes
3) Discussion of Late Night Bus Service (Baeth)
4) Summer of the Arts Update (Keranen & Subhamanian)
5) Discussion of budget requests FY08 (July 2007-June 2008) (Correia)
6) Update on website (Nelson & Kamps)
7) Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum Report (Correia)
8) October 4th Public Input Session / Focused Discussion Wrap Up
9) Public Discussion
10) Pending updates
Human Rights Commission Youth awards (Correia)
Joint meeting or appointment of subcommittee for February 2007
II) Announcements/Invitations
Events and opportunities
Next meetings (7:00 PM)
December 6
2007 Schedule
1f~
MINUTES
Youth Advisory Commission
October 4,2006 - 7:00pm
Harvat Hall, City Hall
DRAF
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Keranen, Nelson, Subramanian, Bleam, Kamps,
Excused Members: Stubbers, Ziegenhorn
Others Present: City Council Liaison Correia, City Clerk Karr
Recommendations to Council
None.
Chairperson Keranen stated there would be a brief Commission meeting and then move
on to a public forum to discuss the results of the Iowa Youth Survey.
Approve Minutes
Subramanian motioned to approve minutes from September 6, 2006 meeting seconded
by Nelson, motion carried unanimously 5-0.
Introductions
Commission Members introduced themselves to the audience.
Update on Website
Subcommittee member Nelson reported that a working copy of the proposed website was
being reviewed, and is a format that the Commission can build upon. Nelso stated that
every Commission member under the age of 18 would have to have consent orm signed
and returned to the City to use their bio information and picture on the site. eranen
asked ifthe design would look like the City site. Nelson said the committee 's working
more on content rather than appearance at the present time and that the appe rance would
be looked at later.
Public Input Session
Correia introduced this topic with a power point discussion of what the Iowa Youth
Survey is; asking how many in attendance how what the Survey is and how any took
the Survey this last time. Correia asked the percentage of 11 th graders who r ported they
had a happy home. Audience guessed: 15%; 85%; 65%; 92%; 4%; and 50% Correia
stated that 85% of 11 th graders who took the Survey reported they had a hap y home.
Correia stated the purpose in getting information from a lot of folks provide a more
accurate picture to lead us in formulating what we may want to do. The purp se of the
Survey is to have schools and communities identify youth development relat d needs, to
develop relevant programs, and assess program outcomes. Correia stated tha Survey
started in 1975, and is taken every three years. Beginning in 1975 and throu h 1999 it
1_~__-1-
Youth Advisory Commission
October 4, 2006
Page 2
wasn't the same Survey every year so they couldn't do comparisons, however in 1999 the
same Survey has been delivered and so we can start to do trend data. Correia stated that
all 6th, 8th, and 11th grade students in 359 ofIowa's schools take the Survey (last year
over 98,000 students). In Iowa City School District over 2,000 students took the Survey.
Responses are all self reported behaviors, but there are validity checks to see if people are
answering questions consistently and are reporting in a truthful way. With these checks,
if something is inconsistent, than they just throw out that survey and don't consider it
when looking at the results. Correia stated that the likely hood of valid information is
very high. She reported sections in the Survey include: behaviors and experiences,
beliefs and attitudes, peers, schools, family and community. Communities can use the
results to target activities, funding, and development programs around the Survey; and
then start to get data on whether the things that they are doing having an impact on areas
we have concern. Correia stated that data was pulled out from the Survey on alcohol and
marijuana use, results from 1999 through 2005, as well as comparing our (school)
District with areas of similar size, and then have Audrey and Subha lead our small group
discussions.
Commission Members and audience broke out into two groups (marijuana use and
alcohol statistics) Survey graphs were distributed.
After a focused group discussion results were presented. Commission Chair Keranen
presented the following chart her group developed for alcohol use:
Alcohol Flip Chart
10-04-06
Focused Discussion
Obiective
When started using alcohol
Increase in thinking use of alcohol wrong
Amount of people using alcohol increasing as get older
Alcohol consumption at City / West football games
Reflective
Once hit high school- #'s dramatically jump forever used
Huge jump in peers think it is wrong - when get to high school
Even a small percent of 6th graders report drinking in last 30 days is a concern
What is impact of older sibling
Not that surprised by findings
Surprised by huge jump in age of onset between 11-12 and 13-14
Seems to be an equal amount who use alcohol, and those who've never tried
Encouraging the # who report never used (from 1999 to 2005 from 33% to 41 %)
There could be different results based on method of test -taking
r
Youth Advisory Commission
October 4, 2006
Page 3
Interpretive
Big enough issue to talk about
#'s seem to be going down (improving for the better)
Our district compares better to other districts our size
Wonder of access to alcohol #'s are not accurate? And IC doing well considering the
location
Like more info on relationship between high school and college students
Decisional
Drop in alcohol use in last 30 days
More categories
Where are youth drinking
Wonder about effect of the college
What are their sources of alcohol
Like to see comparisons to districts
Smaller, same, larger
Focus on youth 12 and under
Awareness groups and parents, teachers, community getting involved
Analyze awareness methods
Have youth with bad experiences come in and speak
Don't just feed "facts" but try to impact the emotional
Have kids be the ones to talk to kids
Look at impact of age ordinance
Commission Member Subramanian presented the following chart her group developed
for marijuana use:
Marijuana Flip Chart
10-04-06
Focused Discussion
Trends
Most people tried between 13-16
2005 results show a decrease
6th grader increase in 2005
Access is not difficult
II th graders do not think using is wrong
Disappointed in the decrease in the perceived wrongness of using
Would like to see community's perception of wrongness
6th graders don't know where to go for marijuana, but 11 th graders do
On avg. ICCSD is lower than other districts
Perceived wrongness increased over the years while use has decreased
D.A.R.E. - shock factor presentations
MECCA - counselors - mock accident
Interested in correlation between drug, alcohol use and crime
-~---.--r--------
Youth Advisory Commission
October 4, 2006
Page 4
Increase in age = increase in freedom
Societal influences stronger in older kids, parental influence less
Assumptions of peer use, right or wrong, influence decisions
Teachers / administrators can use technology - face book, cell phones -for monitoring
youth conversations
Increase adult awareness of issues
Disciplinary actions as a consequence
Pay attention to internet / technology use in correlation to crime - drug use
How to decrease use?
Explain pluses and minus to youth, Junior High and High School
Start drilling info into them while they are young and continue through school
Influence early and often
Support for those not using - good to know others don't use
offset vocal pressure from using minority
Not enough focus on marijuana
mock accident is about alcohol
Instead: mock arrest
Drug rehab counselors
Share real life stories
Safety Issue: with current events, does your safety feel at risk with users?
"Stoners" not relegated to one group; occasional users & regular uses are intermixed
Include behavior adjustment literature in curriculum
Teachers should create an open, non blaming forum for kids to discuss
Individuals should be more vocal about not using
Will give confidence to other nonusers
Where does the conviction not to use come from?
Announcements/ Invitations
The next meeting dates were confirmed to be at 7:00 PM on November 1, and December
6.
At approximately 8:30 P.M. it was moved that the meeting be adjourned. This was
seconded, passed unanimously 5-0, and adjourned.
Minutes prepared and submitted by Karr.
.......-.. "-----r
~
o
u
~~
Iiol~
U~
Z-<
-<Iiol
~;...
Z
Iiol
Eo-<
Eo-<
-<
::!: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
= 0 0
.....
'.c> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
-
0,
"'" ~ ~
..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- 0 0
00
= ~ ~ ~
..... ~ ~ 0 ~
- 0 0 0
r--
..
....
os
"'" ~
g: ..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- 0
'.c>
~
....
.. It)
.. ~ ~
..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- 0 0
It)
= ~ Iiol
t! ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~
"'" 0 0
....,
..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
-
"'"
= ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~
...., ~
...., Iiol
..... ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~
- 0
....,
~~ r-- r-- 'D 'D r-- r-- 'D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- - - - - - -
..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
Iiol~ M M M M M M M
Eo-<Iiol - - - - - - -
N N N N N N N
..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
=
= OS
Iiol ... "= ..
~ = 0 OS .s ~
-= OS ~ "0 '" ..... ... -.: =
;.,.. = ~ S .. ..
.. = ~ ~ .. ~ ~ =..c OS 0
Z ... OS -= ... .~ ~ O"..c -= '"
"0 ... "'..c
... .. ..c..c .e--..c~ OS .. .. = .......
~~ OS "~ = = ::?Ha os_ "~ ..
ooN 0000 Iiol-< ..,00 ~Z
~
~
~
~
-
=
..
'"
..
...
~
II
"0
.. ...
'" ..
= ..c
.. I>ll S
'" =
~;:..
= :ll ~
.. S OS
'" -
..c 0 0
-<ZZ
II II II
~~
OZ
~
;...
~
-------1--------[---- --
Aaenda
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
From Mayor Wilburn
4'1
IOWA POLICY FORUM
on
Youth Civic Engagement
~ 19, !OO6-J1ottur.ical~,/Jti(/touw.. CZ_
Registration - Oak & Willow
.
Welcome
Co-Hosts:
Jordan Williams, State of Iowa Youth Action Committee
Beth Govoni, State of Promise Coordinator, Iowa Commission on Volu teer Service
Dr. Chuck Morris, Iowa State University Extension 4-H Youth Develop ent Program
Director and Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Steering C mmittee
Youth Civic Enaaaement Overview
Suzanne Johnston, Union County Extension Youth Coordinator
Youth Civic Enaaaement Panel
Moderator - Suzanne Johnston
Panel Members:
1. Aurelia School Improvement Advisory Committee
Tanner Winterhof, Aurelia High School, President of School Impro ement Advisory
Committee, Co-Chair of Student Council
2. Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission
Ross Wilburn, Mayor of Iowa City
3. Youth Civic Participation Project
Melissa Esquivel, Youth Civic Participation Project Manager, Divi ion of Latino
Affairs
Armando Villareal, Administrator, Division of Latino Affairs
Abraham Funchess, Administrator, Status of African Americans
Cyndi Chen, Administrator, Commission of Asian-Pacific Islander.
4. Youth Plus - Union County .
Jean Sheridan, Former Youth Plus Facilitator, School Counselor, a Extension Youth
Specialist in Union County
Valerie White, Youth Plus Facilitator andformer student member Youth Answering
the Call to Community and Youth Plus
5. Des Moines Youth Advisory Board
Tom Vlassis, Des Moines City Council Member
Hattie Miles-Polka, Youth Advisory Board Chair and Roosevelt Jun'or
Sasha Smith, Youth Advisory Board Co-Chair and Roosevelt Junio
.
.
.
Table Group Discussions
Group Report and Summary
Evaluation
11:30 a.m. Adjournment
'11ianks for 'Particiyatine!
. 'or m.o .--.-.
So You Want To Involve Young People!
How Do You Go About It?
While there is increased interest in having young people involved in many di rent
planning and decision-making opportunities, there still remains little experien and
knowledge about how to do this. What are the steps to recruiting, engaging, an
maintaining youth "at the table"? What needs to be done so that both the you and adults
forming the partnership feel comfortable with their roles and know what to ex ect from
each other?
The following suggestions describe several practices that need to be considere and
planned for before any effort is put into inviting young people to be a part of y ur group.
Much of this information is based onthe.resource 14 Points: Successfully Invo ving
Youth in Decision Making by Youth On Board a project ofYouthBuild USA.
1. Why do you want youth involvement? There are a variety of reasons for
involving youth; from getting the youths' perspective to helping them evelop the
skills needed to function in a leadership role in our society. Each of the e reasons
may result in a different structure for involving youth. The adult group anting
youth involved should be very clear as to their motivation. Once that tivation is
known, the group can then begin to plan for the involvement. A variety of tools
can be used to help the individuals and group determine' this motivatio
Resources include the following:
. "Inventory of Adult Attitudes and Behavior", Lofquist, Bill.
. "Youth Participation Spectrum", and
. "Program and Activity Assessment Toor'. Zeldon. Shep: Uuive sity of
Wisconsin
2. Are you ready to involve youth? Now that you know why you want y uth
involvement, you need to assess if you are ready to move ahead or if y u need to
do more work. This assessment needs to determine if you have the kno ledge and
skills needed to recruit and retain the youth. You need to decide how m ch
fmancial support will be needed. You need to determine what expectati ns you
have of the adults with whom the youth will interact and the expectatio of the
youth with whom they will be interacting. Finally you will need to ass ss how
much adults know about youth growth and development. This assessm nt might
include what training will be needed for the adults and what support! .. g will
be provided for the youth. Ontcomes of this assessment might be a me toting
process for the youth, adult training on how to work with youth, youth g
and orientation on how the group functions, and consideration of chan s in
meeting time and location.
3. Are you clear about the role youth will play in the group? Probably the most
frustrating aspect of being a part of any group is being uncertain as to hy you are
there and what you can and cannot do. This is especially frustrating to toung
I
,
.----...+.---..r..-.........
people who may not feel comfortable even being in an adult type setf g.
Therefore, the group needs to be very clear about the model of youth . volvement
desired and the expected behaviors of the youth detennined by that m del. For
example, it is one thing to ask a youth to participate in an advisory cap city
hoping the youth will share their ideas and quite another to ask a you to be a
part of a policy making body with full \\)ting rights and decision m . g.
4. How supportive will you be of your decision? Once the group has d cided to
invite and involve youth at the table, how flexible will the group be in supporting
youth participation? There are many barriers to youth involvement an the group
needs to have a plan for how to address those barriers. Examples of th barriers
include time and place of meeting, transportation to and from meeting , and how
youth and adults are prepared to work in a partnership relationship.
5. How interesting and effective are your meetings? Many adults are fi arfulof
youth involvement because they believe the youth will find their mee' gs boring
or uninteresting. The fact is that if young people fmd the meeting bo . g or
uninteresting, then there are probably several adults who also are bore . The
group needs to review their meeting procedures and methods and be c in that
the meetings are carefully planned and managed. Use of an agenda an a time
manager can keep the meeting moving and keep the interest focused.
6. How are you preparing youth and adults for the role of working in a
partnership? It has been suggested several times in this document tha both
youth and adults need training to prepare them for this unique partners . p
experience. The group should create an orientation and training plan fo the youth
and a training plan for the adults. If youth can be involved in helping . th the
training for adults, the adults will have a positive experience on which 0 build. If
the group can identifY and train adults in how to mentor youth, then th youth will
have a positive. experience to keep them engaged.
7. Do you provide food? Everyone involved loves food at meetings and ocia!
gatherings. It helps create a comfortable environme nt. And many times the
meetings are held during meal times. Providing food at your meetings . I go a
long way in setting the climate you desire and having the youth feel w lcomed
and comfortable being at the table.
~o..
~ -~ ~""
\,,,
I- S) \"\
~. z:.. l~
w s: ~
"
~,~"
~A. "
~g~
,>bw ~
>\)
. w"
c~
.
E
.
o
~
Ii
It
.
..,0
CO
~-
~~
.2
=..:t
~ ~
~.I:
>v
je-
c..,
~ ~
. .
~-g
a.c
~ ~
~
C .
r.,2
.0
cO;;
. =
~ .
0::
_a
-6
.E ;:,
~ -fl.
~ ~
o .."
... Ii
4olt> =iij E
~.l: .
.2..u ~-g..c
2! Ii -5 11 ~-~ K:
o &. J 9- L.. t: 0
E 0 r-g ]' oll ~t]
:d~~ ~ ~8-'Du~.E
.5 -g ;> -5 u Ii g;
_~o~?oi-E;E
- ~ ~ e $i Ii...
..e.g5i-Sc:"~ccu
:l'u'~."5
~a=~t"'~ltJ&:~
;~l:E"'''E et:
c 'U g-e U .5 0 ,.
CJ g f c3 n E ft:-! i'o 8
~.5",,:;do~~v
~1l4=\J"='UiClUii
lOO 000 O~
o
c
o
"~
c
u
~
'"
?;-
c
~
o
U
8
;:i
(;
..
~
:a
S-
a.
'"
v
~
.I:
v
.l
.
E
..
:;
..
0::
(;
..
E
.2
c
o
~
1;:
..
~
..,
..
.. c u
II o.~
"a'- ::IN
E 5 Vl~~
Vo ~ ~~
'" c
.., u ~
c ~.:::s:
III 5..c:..9
..llII: 0..... ~
uut--.~
~ c: O\.g
c....=
y.................
"c,..Jr<'l"'::;
C
~
III
~
,;
e
ll-
u
g
~
~
i
o
............,................................................ .
M
C
o
N ..
o .
", 5:
N )(
In Ln iii
. ~~ ..
.2<7 L.
"I:: .e
OM ~
"5~ a
L;;; Iii
.~ M
oX f
;-,j! a.
-. f
l!o- ~
,,'" c
",CD ..
.;0: :t'
"I:: c
5M ~
... ~ ~ ~
VJ ..c:", 0
C ..~ ~
.......c: ..
C7'a...e-
O ~. 8
",c-
.- . ~ ~
(I) =-;; 0
... Q"tl C
:;~ "~~ ~
w ua tt
U) ~~ j
..." t'.2 ~o
",,-,85 ~
C 8~ 5
.- Ht
C;:H~
.; j s
FJ
~ 5 g. b..
r.!I~ ~ ~
cvc c~
:!J!~ ~u
J!= 0 ~~-5
uJ'" . c: ! t'f:::l
~ IlEo uE~
.=~ ~io~ ~2'-.E
lit '" i:. U U ~
d u"'ii c.. ~ C. ;]
"'C "'_ L ~ f U
~t-oj:::l~ II~W
=t:::l~5 ~~~
.f!:::I-fl..Ee eU~...
~]"c:!2~ a.-5~;
Ii to lIoX e ~ ~,gf
Il.5E~o.. N;;~II
E ~;Eii.E H ~~
0.. ot- e u 2 tl,8 - ::l
OCciii!lo '5 t:'!-5~~
':1 2"S."'C""CI "B ~ Q):::I e'l!:
~ X.2~ li ~ E C ..;. ~fo~
E g-o..o-x 0 ~j! :- '0 ~-8"
1lI.c!,s...~Ui..!l -"'c
Otli':::IIJ..Q::Ioo.. "'t:I~'e-l'Il~
t"'I IJ o~ 11"'- :::I ~ - .
.. E >-.J:::-X '2 0..--' e E,.c
co~-511a":E-5 ..0>-
~ 9-j e-c ~ 5~ ~-6_,~ Ii
LlJ",O~O"'Co ~'i..c.E Cc:
U.III u"" ::l U ;J -e ~ ..ow"t; 0 0
S!it'~","...JE c~ .~~
~il!Hl8 ~H; U
f.B u c ",.8 '" '0 4i ij ~p ~ a
; "li"lJ u \.J " b. "'5 - M --
F~]~hlo ~i~i i~
."tT'uUe'1- __-5"'u 01l
t:55"ii':a...g~ OJ.E~ .8..8..
.g:aa5~u.2 1.,,;J,g '::~
i~]:6~~~t.el~i ~~
il~~~~iQ "8-6~g.f~
i"O~~\i~ ll~ ii-5".tQ~
o 0 t'f III _ \oJ c: ~ -r: u"
~-;;. ~ c,.,. "~.5~-5;;]
4! u >-1- tll c ii.Q." lOt :::1"5
"5 e~~..c ~ e'~ c" 4 n ~~):
r2. 0..-5 P"ioll~ Ii =!~c~5 i C
"'-u::l;S::l.cu+:i oU=1Jo!l"E
.8-6 ~ e ~::: Q 50 E..-8-~ >-.1:: ..
..re~-5 e-I: II ~ c.!!c-5~I:
&~~J.~ 5] 2 .a~:ge~ ~ ~
"Do..OII~ZcnCO "tll~o<--'
Qo ?--6 - . . . . c... U1J . .
="'ii II ~.. Q.,t'f c.c U ..
" ~ 1)'0 f; 5 t: ls ~ ~ ~ S
~"'t:I E.!! c.~ c'; lI.I.g:- ~
c-!=iee~u ~:::I=t'iii-"'lI.I
- 5 c..u~ f c fa 5 5 e
<.p. S-5:! D.. ct\:Q.E bED..
-...:.. c fo
t- ;-8 lL! fo ,,~
ooiire~ ~ t-ii ..~"'8
€jZ.e.g fa-58 c-
~-fEe ~~p ~2
8-5 tll ::;J! ~j [ -5-
.E E~E 5"g s~~ 5l
..Q~;S;g ~~ ~c
~s~i';-~C ."'J1 "il
CD o...uco ucu t:",
~ifi[~u.. ti:'5 ~=
~ ~w oe'6 :.~'O -;; to
illts~ [~il 1 ~i
lIox",~g 0 ....:obOC 'EU
..c ... u= 0 ::l t"'I III .- E .. ~
5~l~~ ~ ~ ~a E ~ 8: ..! 0-
'D ..,,0>. ,;;;g~f < ~~-
Ee,;~-5Ol1 ~;:~i1-0>. 8 ~
c...2..zcu"'Cc c M
o 9-2 ~ 0 0 '" - I- C "'c ~
.....~(j~-2a:... r:"!u~55oll L.
MtS!5"~ ~;.g"5~~ I! i~
E ~~.!i!~~E ::: .5s~.il L 'E.!i!
~ O~tD_ a t- ~-a:1- a....,i ~F
t"'IS-;:lcJ!-.::IV :::I..!!o::lco c.
ci;..C1:CCUII c-u~-clll 0-5
. ~88.g..s-5 ..!!..-! 0._ E ==.u -=::l
~~.!! t1~.E ~5~oJ;: c: .e-~
L O~~-6 ~"'C c '"0 1: ::l ~ bO o. -M DO
lI.I'2...Pcu Ii 0 C lJ,E-u~"Cb- E ~.=
.D""" S. 'D 0 =' c.J2 - .. !fl
E ~-g o~.E ~ ~ 'P. F :ou... e G. c..&l.
ILl """'13""C1 E ca;' f:~ E ~ 0 -5 c c
~15""OtllBUCC13~::l:iL.o'2-~ g:e
c iIt..c B 0.._ ~ 0 I: - - 0 u~:J ~ Iii
~~i3-@~~~8 B ~iL~;]M ls..io
"t:l 5..c u~wc u C U w:J~ -Va
;J ii-t:5a a,.c: E.E -;- S lJ-! oft ;'8 ~
C-9.:tu 0 tll F "C C:vc.c '5 To_a..
11 ~ s.;U~ j i .s-- ~ E E ~ ~ ,. E $ a..E .
~~o~-o8~-; -g~1:;5 ...8"St:~
. .!.O:!:!c,f~""" u .!o~u ~ t1it"'l ".8-
'iii'a::p.E~;s1:e..!! ::I: =xC:.Q.~Ml" i
...!:!s.'"OJ!-6c"t:t 0 t::::I~Ei t:-; N8.w
~- ~ud"'C8D.j 0 >-.2.~;lt'f (j &.E :J.5~
~~~5>":I::::~ i c"O'tI.!!o tlffj...,1:
U - Uj v - ~ ~-5~~ J'!] 9-2.. 1:c_....I:
III on '"Oc ... ::!! r: w - - .. ... 0.0
~... e ...-- u.... "'co 0.-
"0"3:::1,,, S~~ l!!}:~~): 'lL!.!!.c
i: '"O:t"'li I- f 1: L. . 0 ;; C I:' "t"'I .s::.~ E
.". III iJ"t:;J W 0 . Eo.. u u C ~~ l'J
a::~c9.cf:::l> . ::lEi:~.-: ...~J:
oft !:'1"1 s.= U 0;> c.!! ul:ou J1 I t' tll o-Fj
5- ='u....li...J II ::I M.EE~ .~.c.5
~ ~:sc~;""Oc S"~ ~~5m~ ~ 3!~-2~~
~ U o1! S" _ L':; - l'll..!!...J coC.f = :OJ!
flit 'SU~ c c E. . ....!!:;;. f. rI ~ J c- .
U MJ-C- "'!.p.. .E -;;-5"i~ .. 1:"'C CC: i.
.E5.!!~;&l5 ~-g"c5~ ~ l;~_;.E
n tj~os@f'" u ...__ :J 9. 0
"".lU 0.......2 6"0..1: ~ 1:}'.!!5 5 Oa..F 5:-iu
II: 2 E .... UQ..'- ~ U 0 " E ~ t
Q 0 5 .. E ~ ~. e-:; ~ ~ .. ..
1..1 uU ~-5.. ~o>. ""oll.2.1:.5o>. Uj F ~
u.!i!
-..c
~
]5
E~
.".o!
c..,
~c
cft
'~:E
~~
fU
a.;
~E
..0
H
EJ:..
0.._. c
~ 5~ li"
~ -5-; 5
I ~ 0
~J:5 u
~:[~ ~
oijEe. eX
8~ .s
,., ~ II I:
5 of; e&. ~
o t: tll 0 I:
~~n .il
~i';-~
.!l ." ~-5 iil
l:: ;J 6::l -
~F.2~~
E c: 5.5 i
}.2 ~ ~
..., -c 0.. ...
. :. E 5
a ~ 60 E
~ iI:I:~ ~
G li]"O d ~
.s"L=ot!iiiO
~ li f a.~ -g
a;: .. e-~-5:2
5 .. "e E tf
~c~U.l:
~ .... '0 E::l ~
.!! _ ....-o~
ij Llt->-I:
1: E" ..~-tl
. II ~.c .
I!'fitl= j,i
.. f.2:-l l;
e =ii a ~
a. ~ E- ~
~~8!,,-
J~
o
;!;
"
..,
u
u
II
.
.!!
@
c
."
~
ft
E
.E.
~
~
~
o
...
..,
co
...
~
..,
~
..,
~
-
on
<rl
'"
~
:z;c
;:J~
"'~
t(>=
1-''''
",e-
~E
;;>1i
,9;:>
~
-
.
c
o
i
..
"
(;1
c
o
0;;
=
.
.I:
~
..
'0
c
o
;;
"
;:;
c
o
v
~
.I:
..
~
..
i
l
"iC!iil
lfi~
Uj=
8l!
"'at ~
1~,,~
.hi~
€3~
l;h
:l!~'"
..,,;.
.d~~
~i~!1:
[a..
';l~i
~Ili
JI.l
1]1
Uif
~l!i
~u;jj
~I.ii!"
..!i; ll~
j !~
,,31
~tii
li;..~
~"G
~.,
i!,
c
o
1ii
E
.2
.5
:)
..
u
..,
:;
.
~
c;:
"..
~
.
u
..
c
C
~
~"
-
V)
~
P-l
~
Z"
o
;:>.;;;
P-l"
~
~~
~11J
tI).~
.,
~.~
0"
_;:J
'1- S\
z.
~w~
........I.-,~~
~ a.. .
~g~
'>~ w ~
>~
w
Q~
II
E
'+3
tl g
- .c
" u
.., ..
.......
L. 0
1.2 u
..."
C 0
I';: -0
._ C
IS ~
I .-
~-5
.. "
c 0
~>-.
f-5
c. .-
IE ~
! 0 -c
U 0
~
o
~
.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Extension
LInn Conaty ExtcnsloD
3279 7th Avenue, Suite "140
~arlOb. towa 52302
.~
l
~
-
V'l
~
I'-l
....,. >
1;- AI. -
." ~ ~.~
f a..." ;g
~~ i ~ ~
J~ ~Jj
~ V'l.e--
~ ~:~
~ OC
-::>
.j
AI.
:1
f->e.
News from the Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center
Research Support for Healthy Youth Development Pr~grams
P rob~em free is not fully pre-
pared, and fully prepared is not
fully engaged." .
These words represent one of the guid-
ing philosophies of our work at the
Healthy Youth Development
Prevention Research Center. The idea
comes from Karen Pittman, a foremost
1eader in the promotion of youth
development This phi!\lSOPby speaks
to the basic need that all adolescents
have, regardless of social, environmen-
ts!, or persona1 cbaracteristics, to make
~"ningful contributions in their fami-
lies, schools and communities.
In the course of the work we all do
with and on behalf of youth, we are
. often asked to define healthy youth
development and give juStificalion for
using youth development as a guiding
principle of our Center. The following
is a list of five rationales based on
reSearch for using healthy youth
development that can be incorporated
into all the advocacy you do on behalf
of Minnesota's young people.
Youth Development Programs...
provide young people with lnci-eased opportunltlesl for connections to
caring, concerned adults.
. Research consistently shows that a strong sense of con edness to adults
outside the family is a protective factor that has great ntial for reducing
adolescents' participation in a number of risk-taking beh vlors. Young people
need to have ample exposure to adults within their com unities that have high
expectations for their behavior and convey those e tions to young pe0-
ple.
provide youth with'slgnlficant opportunities to ma~e meaningful
contributions to their communities. .
. A key element of effective youth development programs is providing young pe0-
ple with opportunities to participate in their communities! An opportunity for
meaningful engagement In community is as essential to Ian adolescenfs devel-
opmental needs as a safe place to ove and a healthy di$t. These opportunities
provide youth the arenas for testing out their emerging ~elf-identity. a major
developmental task of adolescence. '
,
address multiple risk factors to adolescent health ~nd are effective
amorig diverse populations of youth. '
. Tlveats to adolescent health do not occur In a vacuum, ~t for years, program-
ming for young people has been desigiled to target one 'problem' at a time.
Research shows !hat those at risk for one negative hea outcome are at .
greater risk for a host of negative health outcomes. A yt,uth development .
approach is one that views young people more hoIisticl\lly, as multi-dlmensional
people !hat Ove as members of fammes, schools and cqmmunities. and
addresses strengths and weaknesses within these contlaxts.
I .
are longer in duration and take' a more holistic ap~roach to working
with adolescents. ~ . .
. Short-term programs that focus on a single risk factor I an adolescenfs life
lend to have limited success. Consistent interaction . caring adults and.
long-term Involvement with community service shoW m ch greater promise for
sustainable changes In adolescents' lives. I
,
help ensure that adolescents develop and mature~nto productive,
contributing adult members of the communIty an the economy.
. Adolescents that engage In risky behaviors are less Uk Iy to attain academic
and economic success as adults, therefore Increasing likelihood !hat they
wl1I cost the public more In public assistance dollars arjd forgone contributions
to the economy. .' I kl
=-lIl.~tberist: "OO' '" _Ibalmaktadilfc=ce in Ibclives of youth. 1!I97.MoaocroPhavai1ablo at . .n..........."""'__
Burt, MIl: Rcucms 10 invest in """___ Paper pn:parod fo< Hcal1by _ of youth D: Pathways to _ - ConfeloDce. Ma=DaI '"
CIild HcaIIh _, D!IIIS, WasbingIlla DC, SepII:mbc< 14-16,199&. Publisbed in Jooma1 of AdoIosoem Hoa1tb, Do=\>ber 2002; 31:136-152.
Pi-. K el. a1.1'IevoDtiDg problems, ~ ~ oocouracin& eupgemcal:.competiDg priorities 0< iDsepo<ab/e solIls? Forum for Youth.
ID_ (2OO1).AvoDabIO II WWWI~....ru.,_mg.
-. MD. Protoctive facton,lOSiIicacy,lDd bea11hy youtb iloveIopmcaLAdo1. McdicUlc: S_ of theM Reviews; Fob ~11(1):15?-164.
,
q
DiVISion oi Genmal PeD atncs & Adolescent Hea'th
.
~ s: m
~f:~
DJ<tl~
:=-'0 CD
0", 3
::l"O
!g.",
-. CT
miD
a
:i"
eo
3
'"
JD
o
o
3
"0
iD
"
s: Cl 3" CII m m < Cl/~
QJCDmx3CDOl>>3
<0 ~'cc"2.. CD <9. ~ "a
~CD:rQca:J=...,
-<'_maS"oom::)
o Q -< 0"<0 0.. ~ 3 g
::E"O '" ::l m CII - -.::l
::J::!.c: ~aicgc5~
~Ci9: co~ ,.
0.Qg: !!!."Om
2: 0 ;,on
CD <II' (D::E::r
3 =:J~
~ cE<co
::J'II. en ~<D
o OJ !:: =:'
o :J CD (I)
:J o.~-g
CD tn en CD
c ~CDa
::l " 3-
g- ~ '<
Ul
S
::l
a.
m.
m
0" -"
CD :J."'O
::rCIICII
m 5..::!.
:S.U) 3
0" CII
""-':J
0_
0"",
m _
. c5"
::l.::l
~I
.....m
"'CII
a:x
::l"
<ca.
2
<c
.'"
.
. . .
m m;:O;:O_"IJ
cn Q) en <D CD ::--, E;
iiis.ara;m~.cn
g: s:2: ~ CD ~.c:
-'.... -. :J CD
g}'<~goc.cm
3 (ij'3 en iii' 0 ~
g3gg3;;~
_0_~=Q)0-
o CD 0 "< @
-n- Olm<
(t)oCl)=cn...,o
:T3CD3mmo
~.3~6i'g.3g.
-0!!!.8',",~::l
~:JO:~ ~~
0. altO 3ro
~ :~ ~~
~ ~q ~
'" "
C 2!.
CII
.
.
.(JJ
CII<c
~ - ~
CII CII 0
-0 "
~ ~"'O
g:::l
00
CII-
"0
'"
;!.
::l
CII
~
CT
'"
m
CII
a.
o
::l
:i"
a.
<.
0:
"
!!!.
.
_(JJ
o CD ~
a.CII"
~~~
CIIO"a.
OJ (I):J.
::l <c <
0. S"m
e!.Sm
iifco3
O"CII
-"'0 to
m oeD
~@~
S-~a.
(1)=
-,;:::;:
'<
.
O:;-(JJ
o CII- CII
::l :1
m ~ CD
amen
~ -'"
::5. ::J. 0.
:T~CD
o a. <
'tJ en !eo
"C 2:.g
0"03
!:!? :E CD
ms;a.
~ en ~
""'"0
-.3 "
:Jm-a
<c m 0
a CII <n
" " CII
"0
<n
.
S'"'O ~
iil CIICII 0
..... Cir
CD en o'
m ::l
o <n
<-
S" OJ
~ C-
o: m
"
'"
1il
3
o
(il
5'
'"
::l
o
"0
CII
CII
~
~g.S'g.if ;!~
m01><='oc5"0.
(i;o;(j)"@03<CCII
oC.-oCllm3
C ..... CD 0 c: 0
~ ~ en _"'0 ;?. - 8
o.U)Olm!!moa.
Qlffg:gO~~cn
OcnnCCD:JCDg:~.
om::r;~!mo:J
3S-~~~::ra.&.~
~ :J ~ O@-c9::""'ICII
CIJ" a. en:J ::r (I) .......
o~ g. ~O<D
:Ja. -< o.gs.
9.0- en ~a.CD
en"" <tl (') ii" 0.
CD:J X ::r_::l
:::;;;0 c: m
03 !!!. .i5
<tl 2!. ~
CII '"
u; a
.
.
(J)
g-g
::r::l
!11<C
cr~
UlCII
~
!!!.
'"
<c
iii"
::l
o
CII
m
I
iil'
a.
m r
Q) x OJ -'0 (t)
;::;0::;: a::rcn
CD CD.... CD lD en
3 ~ ~ CD :J 8
m---cnCC
_ < <. _ CD:::I
::;-CD CD _.(1) (")
CC"C:::I:::Io-<D
:e:::T(1)"CS3
;::;:~~~-.m
:::T -. (1):::1 C'
!r[ ~ag
:::Tl.U _to-
m (") CJ)"O
to ~ ~~
"< -. (I)
.:;; g:
.
CD
m
m
:;-
:!>
"
CII
::l
o
ell
a.
0"
'<
.
.
C
<n
"
!!!.
-<
o
o
3
a
;!.
'"
0"
CD
;;.
5'
0"
o
a.
'<
3.
'"
<c
CII
ro
o ::r
::l !!!.
~m
CII ::l
m<C
m CII
'"
"
5'
o
::l.
-:t
iil'
;;I.
~
'"
3-
if
'"
~
CII
3-
0< 0
-.Q)"COCDO-l.U
~3 co:::l ~ c:
<DO"o.~CJ)m~
16<.OSlco......
:::I~~.~=t'5~
g-:J~s:~c.~
:::10_ (tlCD_
(")(1)<DQi'o(il.....
CDOJen3a-o~
C'" a. -. CD 0 OJ
g~-<c.c.~
-_ ':::1
CII 0 '"
3 ;:r.
~ -g
<c
S.
<c
I I .
'" < m
a.03
~~~
~o
g .:c.
~a
;:;: c)"
~ ::!
::r
::l
,;-
'"
""
o
Q.
CD
co
CII
'"
::l
a.
~
.0
~
;'
..
-=<
CD
::E
o
x-
(JJOO
<; '" 0
o " ::l
::l <n 0
~ cp a:
..... CI) CD
" ar -
~ 0 :::T
__0
....,~"
CII<C
5f~~
::lOa.
.::l 0
m '" 3
o :::T::;.
Q.-6. m
~(tlar
'" " m
~a::r
CD ~ CD
::J a. @
CII CII< '"
m
en ~:::J
.. 0 a.
"0 ::l
CII 0
a. ::E.
.
.
.
c:~!i?
::l CII 0
a.ai~
~;:a.::r
~<n
m
m
m
S.
0",
00"
O~
::l ~
0",
aSl
C115'
5'0
0"
,,<c
<cO!:
~~.
I
.
.
"IJ "Tl)>
:::T"O c: C'"
=Dic~
g :::J CD a
oman.
-g. ::la. :>.
CII 5'
0."'C :::I 0
OJc_c
Q) <:il ~ co
:J C ~. ::r
o.CDm;
a. 02: en
CD :J CD, 6i
Qlcco:2:
~ ~ c: ~
(") cc a CD
CD CD' C.
cc~
g m,
-::l
en,p:
(JJ"IJ
CII "
8 g-
a~
'" ..
-<
m
CII
"
~~
-0
~~
iil'"O
s:l.~
CII -.
~&
,;-
m
'"
"0
"0
CII
'"
I
''; I en
"'OCII
or iif 8
o al :::I
;'gg-
g.~-<
-<nm
;~CD
~. f;J ~
",,,,
a.-
..,..<
(il'"
01 ::l
g.2
[0-
II
<c1::r
~'<
~~.
::J;~
<D13
~!!t
"'''
::ll::l.
<c-=<
001
=ll::l
"'I a.
::l ~
o.CII
ml"O
Sja
S' g.
<cs:l.
<.
CII
.
Join parents, teachers, law enforcement officers
and others to discuss what you'd like Iowa do NeIGI':f~~O
for youth and afterschool. We're creating Iowa's
Blueprint for Afterschool and we need your help!
}I'll
Please mark your calendar tJjd plan to join the d. c ssion.
· S d
-"'. ponSOfi Y
I : I I . Iowa Afterscho I lIiance
and
Neighborhoo G nters
of Johnson 0 nty
Thursday, Novetnber 9th., 6:30-8:00ptn
C;ral1t \\7 ()()d I ~lcn1cntal\~ Sch()()l h.ll1C11r()()n1
1930 l..al~csidc l)ri\~c, Io\\:a C~ity