CTC Youth Intern Highlights by Year
CTC Youth Research Interns
10 Youth Research Internship sessions ('18-'20)
Teens are contracted by agreement with JCPH for multi-month services & meetings
Over 100 Jeffco teens to date
16 of whom participated in 2-4 sessions
CTC Adult Staff
3 current adult staff
Emily Merewether - Special Projects Coordinator
Carlos Garza - Out for Safe Spaces Project Assistant
Marlene Alba - Out for Safe Spaces Project Assistant
CTC Youth Staff
Coming soon!
Note: Not directly funded with CTC Grant funds (rather: ** DFC Federal grant or ^^Community First funding)
Summer 2022
3 Youth Leaders hired as part time staff
3 projects
Out for Safe Spaces Project Support
Photovoice Storytelling
Alcohol Advertisement Mapping
Spring & Summer 2018
School Year (Feb-May 2018)
1st Youth Research Internships
21 Jeffco teen interns
Conducted 8 youth Focus Groups
1st Youth Town Hall
~100 youth participants
Summer 2018
8 summer Youth Interns
Created 3 data one-pagers, assisted with writing 12 talks, worked on 5 logic models
Winter '18 - Spring '19 and Summer 2019
School Year (Nov-Apr 2019)
2nd Youth Town Hall
Summer 2019
4 part-time youth employees
Winter '19 - Spring '20 and Summer 2020
School Year (Dec-May 2020)
14 Jeffco Teen Interns
^^ Completed Expect Respect Curriculum re Interpersonal Violence
CADCA Conference in Washington DC (Feb. 2020)
Met with Rep. Perlmutter
Attended CADCA/SAMSHA conference
Conducted 3rd Youth Town Hall (3/6/20) - 80+ Jeffco teens
Transitioned to 100% virtual (March-June 2020)
Launched an Instagram Campaign (link)
^^ Created social norming posters 100% on Canva, virtually
Presented to CTC Coalition Board (June 2020)
Summer 2020
Instagram campaign
Youth-planned and created
Youth-created 4 (RAYS) Social Development Strategy videos
Youth-planned, recorded, edited, and close captioned
Fall 2020
4 Youth Leaders (NEW in Aug. 2020)
Hired by JCPH as part-time staff (~10/wk)
Each is an active participant of a CTC Workgroup
Each leads a CTC project (i.e., Instagram campaign, Alternative Activities, 2020-21 Youth Internships)
Each attend partner organization
Winter 2020 youth research interns
Interviewed (and hired!) 36 teens on Thur. 11/19/20
Spring/Summer 2021
Spring 2021
4th Youth Town Hall
Youth led creation and presentation of 2 policy proposals: Teen Spaces and Social Hosting
Summer 2021
3 Youth Leaders
Each led a CTC project (i.e., CTC Photo Library Project, Youth Input Events, CAT Program Promotion)
Fall 2021/Spring 2022
Fall 2021/Spring 2022
7 internship project groups
Data
1 group planning the annual Youth Town Hall
Teen Spaces
2 groups planning Teen Space events
1 library programming planning group
Policy
1 group revising the Jeffco schools healthy decision making curriculum
1 group talking to policy makers about the Out for Safe Spaces initiative and policies to prevent underage substance use
1 youth council working on policy changes in Edgewater
Collaboration with community partner organizations including: Jefferson County Public Libraries, Jeffco Public Schools, Edgewater Collective, and Wheat Ridge Rec Centers