CTC Youth Intern Highlights by Year

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 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