We want to hear your story, so we can improve the systems that care for you (juvenile justice, mental health, education, foster/resource care, and more)!
Receive a π° $25 stipend π° for meeting 1:1 with Nate (council coordinator) and sharing your story
Get invaluable practice in public speaking & strategically sharing your story
Your voice & experiences are heard, validated, and incorporated into changing the system(s) that you received care from
Have the option to receive follow-up support & advocacy related to your experience (optional)
Important Note: If you want to participate beyond sharing your story, consider applying to the council!
We would be honored to have you join our monthly council meetings! We work together to channel the feedback young people have for the systems that serve them (juvenile justice, mental health, education, foster/resource care, and more), and use it to directly inform back to leaders of those systems & make recommendations
Receive a $50 stipend for participating in π each π council meeting
Get invaluable practice in strategic sharing & learning how youth-serving systems work and change
Your voice & experiences are heard, validated, and incorporated into changing the system(s) that you received care from
Have the option to receive follow-up support & advocacy related to your experience (optional)
Our whole goal of this advisory council is to create the council with and alongside youth & young adults (aged 14-25) to create a self-sustaining system (meaning we don't need adults aged 26+ to help us, the council will be fully youth-led)
If you think you would be interested in leading the council in the future, please apply to become a council member and share this interest with Nate, the council coordinator