Youth Workshop Descriptions

Workshop Session I @ 9:15-10:00am, Saturday, October 31, 2009

Workshop Session II @ 10:15-11:00am, Saturday, October 31, 2009

  • Jack Knellinger, Youth Venture Seattle Dream It. Do It.
    • Workshop Description: Want to address poverty through basketball, fight hunger through art, combat drug addiction through dance? Join us to explore the ways that you can think outside the box and develop new solutions to problems that you see in your community. By tapping into YOUR passions and skills, Youth Venture will help you develop plans that you WANT to create, change what you WANT to see happen. Your idea, your power, your passion! Start creating change TODAY!
     
  • Scott DePuy, Ryan's Solution The Ryan’s Solution Foundation “The Gold Standard Pledge”
    • Workshop Description: Teens take “The Pledge” to stay drug and alcohol free. The pledges foundation comes from three different platforms. The first is a personal commitment to yourself to stay drug an alcohol free. The Second is taking the pledge with a friend and being supportive of each other in times of trouble and temptation to use. The third is to help identify the silent majority of teens that do not use drugs.
     
  • Sondra Storm, PREVENT! Coalition/STATSHA Project to Reduce Alcohol and Tobacco Ads
    • Workshop Description: Are you tired of alcohol and tobacco ads in your community? This interactive workshop will teach you how to bring your community together to reduce ads through collaboration and fun! PREVENT! Coalition along with Strong Teens Against Substance Hazards and Abuse (STASHA) will share their accomplishments with Ads and Subtract a project to reduce alcohol and tobacco ads in Clark County. Participants can expect concrete tools, opportunities to get involved, and games and prizes!
     
  • Paul Figueora, Peace Enforcement, LLC Youth Leaders Making Positive Choices
    • Workshop Description: When you are yourself, or create change in the world, others may feel uncomfortable. This is normal and doesn’t mean you need to change you! I’ll provide you with tools to help you stay solid in who you are and remember that you’re awesome. You’ll see how to stay on track, not take other’s reactions personally and navigate through challenges in life! This workshop is FUN and based on your needs - yours if you’d like!
     
  • Jim Cooper, TOGETHER! and Kimberly Vivian, 2009 Thurston County Youth Philanthropist of the Year Advocacy for Youth by Youth
    • Workshop Description: Workshop Participants will learn skills and examples of practical ways to achieve social change in their communities. We will focus on real examples of youth making change in Washington State both at the community and the policy level. The differences between lobbying and advocacy will also be highlighted. This interactive and exciting workshop will also include a real world advocacy effort right here in Yakima!
     
  • Lynnet Jackson, WAPIFASA Youth Council Alternative to “Drugs”
    • Workshop Description: Youth leaders from WAPI Community Services will present how to choose alternative ways to doing drugs by using music, spoken word poetry and games.
  • Othello RUaD Youth Action Team Youth Involved in Reducing Underage Drinking
    • Workshop Decription: The Youth Action Team from the Othello Community Coalition has been an active and valued youth group in their community for several years now. The group members have been trained nationally on substance abuse issues, particularly on reducing underage drinking. Through their training and understanding of youth behaviors and beliefs, the Othello Youth Action Team has developed a creative way to present to their peers on reducing underage drinking. Their presentation brings awareness, gets people talking, and thinking about why this topic is important and what others can do to reduce underage drinking. Due to their accomplishments this group was recognized by peers at the 2009 Youth Spring Forum.
  • Wapato SADD: How to Work as One
    • Workshop Description: Wapato SADD was awarded the Best Collaboration/Partnership Team at the WA State Spring Forum 2009. The students have been involved in a number of projects in their community including a adopting families for the holidays, Health fairs, Community Gang Awareness Night, Community Beautification Project, Alcohol & Drug Awareness Week, Alcohol & Drug Classroom Presentations, Teens Against Tobacco Use presentations at the Elementary and Middle School. During their presentations they will be providing tips to others on how to build positive relationships with staff, students and community members to make projects in their community successful.
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