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Find out how to volunteer in Denver as a court appointed special advocate, one of the most fulfulling youth volunteer opportunities.

Believe In Newark. Council Member Ras Baraka was elected to the Newark Municipal Council to represent the South Ward in May 2010. A native of Newark, New Jersey whose family has lived in the city for over 70 years, Baraka was educated in the Newark Public Schools and received a degree in Political Science and History from Howard University in Washington DC. Current principal at Central High School in Newark, he taught elementary school for ten years and coached girl’s basketball. Baraka’s love for teaching and education is matched only by his passion for political equality. In 1994, at age 24, he ran for Mayor of Newark and in early 2002, he ran for Councilman-at-Large. In September 2002, he was victorious and became Deputy Mayor under former Mayor Sharpe James until 2005. In November 2005, Baraka was voted to complete the term vacated by the deceased Council Member Donald K. Tucker. In his short time as Councilman-At-Large, he established Newark’s Committee on Violence, which consisted of elected officials, community organizations, social service providers, law enforcement, local business owners and the clergy. Baraka also called for a moratorium on housing development until the disparity between low and moderate-income and market-rate housing was equalized. An advocate for gang intervention and prevention, Baraka served as one of the key organizers and mediators of the Newark Cease Fire/Peace Initiative that took place in May 2004. He was also a founding member and served as the chairman for the Historic 1st National Hip-Hop Political Convention held in Newark in 2004. Baraka was heavily involved in student politics while at Howard; serving as assistant youth coordinator for the Commission for Racial Justice; leading the 1989 historic student protest to remove Lee Atwater, chairman of the Republican National Committee from the University’s Board of Trustees, and serving as the vice president of the Howard University Student Government in 1991. Baraka inherited his artistic excellence and community activism from his parents, revered poet-activists Amina and Amiri Baraka.

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Youth Music Monterey County supports two orchestras, a chamber music program, and in-school teaching and performance opportunities throughout Monterey County. The Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras are led by professional conductor Maestro Farkhad Khudyev and feature approximately 100 student musicians. The South County Strings Program provides free in-school string instrument instruction to students in grades 3-8. The YMMC Chamber Players music program provides Honors Orchestra musicians opportunities to advocate for the arts and give back to the local community through public performances representing YMMC.

Education-A-Must Inc. provides advocate services for the child or youth with physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disabilities. Whatever your child's needs, we can help! Click here.

YACWA aims to provide a united, independent and active advocate for the non-government youth sector and young people in Western Australia.

Youth Advocate Services (YAS) is a nationally accredited, state-certified, 501(c)(3), non-profit child/family caring agency who has served thousands of children and families in Franklin County and surrounding area since 1978.

Clive Bates, a public health activist and advocate for tobacco harm reduction, has published a simple two-page document summarizing the most salient data on youth vaping and smoking from recent federal government surveys. This includes data on days of the month usage and nicotine vs. non-nicotine vaping. Read it here. This would be an excellent paper to pass on to your elected local and state officials (alongside your own personal story if vaping has impacted your life or the life of a loved one). Clive Bates' blog, The Counterfactual, should be a must read for all vapers and harm reduction advocates. The post Teenage vaping and smoking — what's going on in the United States? appeared first on American Vaping Association. Source: Vaping.org

Jared Milrad is a progressive candidate for Long Beach City Council District 7 in the April 10, 2018 election. Jared is an entrepreneur, non-profit advocate, public interest lawyer, and socially conscious filmmaker working to bring new leadership to Long Beach City Hall. Jared previously worked for President Barack Obama, founded a non-profit organization to help low and middle income families afford a lawyer, and has advocated for numerous social causes, including career opportunities for Latino youth in Southern California. Jared and his husband Nate are proud to call Long Beach home.

Urbano is an arts education non-profit and art studio based in Jamaica Plain, Boston, that facilitates encounters between visual artists, local youth, and community agents. Urbano organizes public art projects, exhibitions, talks, and artist residencies to promote creative placemaking, and advocate for social justice issues.

The headlines are painfully familiar: In January, two shootings rocked the Jacksonville Landing, leaving one teenager dead; Duval County remains among Florida’s most dangerous; and across the city, people worry Jacksonville might become the next national tragedy. But what happens in between the headlines? And what can ordinary citizens and civic leaders do to ensure the youngest among us enjoy greater safety and security across the First Coast? Join TEDxFSCJ as we host a salon exploring local efforts to address how crime affects our city’s youth. The evening will feature two prominent young leaders, EVAC Movement senior Davin Brown and anti-human trafficking advocate Alyssa Beck, as well as State Attorney Melissa Nelson and New Town Success Zone Executive Director George Maxey. Drawing on their first-hand experience and expertise, our speakers will discuss the often unseen effects of violence and incarceration, the lived realities of racism and gender-based trauma, the economic roots of crime, and innovative policies within the criminal justice system. The salon will be held Wednesday, September 27th, at the FSCJ Advanced Technology Center (Downtown Campus), Room T-140/141, from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Shane Feldman is a renowned youth advocate, motivational speaker, producer and social entrepreneur. He appears in Undercover High, the ground breaking...

Unfiltered Facts is a community partnership that seeks to promote, engage, unite and educate the public on health related issues like smoking and big tobacco.

Travis’s vision serves as a catalyst to give youth resources and life-long connections to help them deal with each and every difficulty—transforming them into positive life choices.

Family Care International works to improve maternal health in developing countries.

Office of the Provincial Avocate for Children and Youth supports children youth and families who need help in dealing with the child welfare system and advocates for change to the system

Amulai Touray is a development and project management specialist and an advocate for social and economic equality. He is a fervent believer in human rights, inclusive development and social protection especially in empowering and bringing the marginalized and vulnerable groups on board the development wagon. Amulai has over 7 years of experience in the nonprofit…

When you shop at Metropolitan Ministries Tampa Thrift Store, you’re not the only one who gets a great deal. Last year, sales from the thrift store funded food programs, shelter, job placement services, financial education, family and counseling.

Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities. Through our national network, we provide families tools to make informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private policies, build partnerships among professionals and families, and serve as a trusted resource on health care.

National Youth Advocate Program is a private, non-profit agency that has a non-negotiable commitment to do what is best for children, youth and their families.