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What’s working well in our Monthly Coalition Meetings?

How can we improve our Monthly Coalition Meetings?

Things to Consider

Meeting content (topics, relevance)

Format (timing, duration, structure)

Engagement (discussions, voices heard)

Accessibility (materials, location, hybrid meeting format)

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-Learning about what other youth organizations or programs are doing in the community

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-because of shifts in employment, knowing who is in the role and having a face to that person can be really important

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-well organized /structured meetings; doesn't feel like a waste of time

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networking opportunities are good; faces to go with the organizations--allows opportunitiy to connect youth to resources

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coalition member updates including events, resources, and opportunities at the end to share the meetings

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hybrid meetings are challenging and aydc staff have been succesful, intentional and thoughtful about how to engage members of the group who are tuning in person and virtually

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spotlight presentations-- examples YRBS presentation

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Location- Its nice to have consistent and centralized location like BP, but it was also nice to visit another organizations space as well. The field trip to CITC Denelchin lab was eye opening.

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instead of overview of AYDC

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Is it possible to add this to the knack sign in?

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This could be at the beginning so everyone hears them and integrated as part of the check in

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Maybe as part of the sign-in everyone could put updates in padlet during meeting

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discuss where there are gaps in services for youth

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With the mental health challenges across the state impacting youth, having mental health providers who work with you, that can give us tips or tools to help youth, for example simple tips to help youth with emotional regulation tips, something you can try to bring them to the present if behavior is escalating. Research based best practices.

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like Chamber-give agenda in advance-standardizing time frame

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more dialogue around challenges and other topics around youth development.. that focuses on challenges experienced or foreseen in the community around that. So one of the things that I'm looking at is maybe the the SBA. It's, like, been a huge topic, so the student based allocations. Mhmm. So things that have a direct impact towards the community when it comes to to youth and students specifically.

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-everyone has an opportunity to meet different organizations and people in the coalition

-strutured way for specific connections to be fostered. maybe at the beginning of the year?

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10- min middle of meeting break-for networking

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I would love to know more about funding connections in the area. What orgs need partners for grants, etc? I would also love for adults serving youth to learn how to take care of themselves - how to avoid burnout in order to support youth better.

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how to support youth when funding cuts is impacting services that they are recipients of (examples social security, Medicare/Medicaid and youth development programs) and it's impacting their own mental health

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Absolutely agree with Claire, roundtable sounds intriguing. We often meet in coalition meetings and share about our work and updates, but it would be great to hear about how we deal with the stress of working in non-profits and youth serving organizations.

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youth online communication (differnet emojis). For example youth slang that provides context to comments. That can be conveying some information about safety and relationships.

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Alaska Afterschool Network Conference Feedback for PD

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Alaska Afterschool Network Conference Feedback for PD

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1) How to work with Students with Special Needs in Different Capacities

2) Cultural awareness and how to support adults

3) Leadership- activity facilitiation and how to engage youth in fun and meaningful ways

4) ai and how to navigate that

5) How to reengage youth in the outdoors in the digital era

6) Youth Mental Health

7) Engagement and Eating Habits

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Support for peer roundtables

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-creating opportunities to connect with youth personally and about their experiences

-funding collaboration-- opportunities to fund the gaps

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Online Safety? No witty title haha and we can come up with description, but the more adults are aware of online safety needs the safer the kids we work with will be - this is something I could help facilitate

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Megan- I have many years experience facilitating PD for adult learners and would love to help facilitate anything needed.I realize that this isn’t a menu topic, but I could help with any topic needed.

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No More Burnout -professionals to reflect on the signs of burnout, share real talk about compassion fatigue, and explore practices to protect their passion while working with youth. Have no idea who could facilitate it at the moment.

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I chose something similar, but didn't have a sentence to describe it. Here is what I came up with: Burnt out: Feeling burnt?

Join this round table for some refreshing discussion on ...Millie

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-Working with local universities, AAPU, their Center for Human Development.

-Project Echo

-Museums and arts organizations

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And mentoring, I think there's opportunity to help educate on how to be a mentor, whether it's adult to adult or adult to youth or youth to youth.

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How to advocate for what you need

Walk through of process to engage community change through policy

Also understand legislative process

Reccomended Facilitator: Tom Begich

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Looking at impacts of technology on youth mental health

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How to avoid, deal, and recover from burnout

Alternative: Everyone bring in a resource or tool that their team uses effectively

Recommended facilitator: local mental health provider?

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How to have difficult conversations with youth with integrity and healthy boundaries

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Round Table Discussion: Managing Funding Fear

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Round Table Discussion: Managing Funding Fear

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How to handle funding fear? News of funding cuts spreas and how to discuss with youth and staff

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Emotional Regulation Tools, for youth and adults. This can help with burnout

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Hearing more youth perspectives

Perhaps recipients of youth matter grants could share with AYDC what they are concerned about, focus on, and their project.

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Adult to Adult, Adult to youth

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Peer Roundtable: Funding Gaps and Collaborations

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Peer Roundtable: Funding Gaps and Collaborations

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Peer Roundtable: Current Issues Impacting Youth Serving Organizations

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Peer Roundtable: Current Issues Impacting Youth Serving Organizations

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Connect with youth conneced organizations and discuss current issues.

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-AK Humanities Fourm

-Suggestion: Julie Rowland, former AYDC.

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Potential Facilitators: Bureau of Land Management, Campbell Creek Science Center, Anne Runde

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Association of Alaska School Boards (Lori grassgreen)

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I would also love for adults serving youth to learn how to take care of themselves - how to avoid burnout in order to support youth better.

+1 Avoid burnout

+1 Avoid burnout

How to avoid, deal, and recover from burnout; Alternative: Everyone bring in a resource or tool that their team uses effectively; Recommended facilitator: local mental health provider?

Emotional Regulation Tools, for youth and adults. This can help with burnout

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+1 Burnout for folks working in non profits and other social service organizations

Absolutely agree with Claire, roundtable sounds intriguing. We often meet in coalition meetings and share about our work and updates, but it would be great to hear about how we deal with the stress of working in non-profits and youth serving organizations.

Staff/Adult Burnout

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No More Burnout -professionals to reflect on the signs of burnout, share real talk about compassion fatigue, and explore practices to protect their passion while working with youth. Have no idea who could facilitate it at the moment.

I chose something similar, but didn't have a sentence to describe it. Here is what I came up with: Burnt out: Feeling burnt? Join this round table for some refreshing discussion on ...Millie

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Funding Collaboration and Financial Challenges

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Funding Collaboration and Financial Challenges

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I would love to know more about funding connections in the area. What orgs need partners for grants, etc?

+1 And the funding collaborations, I think sometimes nonprofits think they're competing, but where are there opportunities to find the gaps and, seek additional outside funding.

funding collaboration-- opportunities to fund the gaps

Peer Roundtable: Funding Gaps and Collaborations

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how to support youth when funding cuts is impacting services that they are recipients of (examples social security, Medicare/Medicaid and youth development programs) and it's impacting their own mental health

Roundtable discussion: How to handle funding fear? News of funding cuts spreas and how to discuss with youth and staff

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How do we have these conversations with them in a way that is both acknowledging that, yes, it's problematic and honoring the feelings they have in there, but also, like, we're not we're not at apocalypse level yet. But they're I'm seeing a lot of youth talk about apocalypse level. How do we help them navigate that?

How to have difficult conversations with youth with integrity and healthy boundaries

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Looking at impacts of technology on youth mental health

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Youth mental health overall

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youth online communication (differnet emojis). For example youth slang that provides context to comments. That can be conveying some information about safety and relationships.

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Online Safety? No witty title haha and we can come up with description, but the more adults are aware of online safety needs the safer the kids we work with will be - this is something I could help facilitate

I just was thinking online safety because the more we are educated as people working on and supporting youth on what actually is happening online, the exploitation that youth are experiencing, the grooming that they're experiencing, the more that we can be supportive of them in those environments.

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Specific Populations and Cultural Awareness

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Specific Populations and Cultural Awareness

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How to support youth who's families are being detained by ICE

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How to work with Students with Special Needs in Different Capacities

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Cultural awareness and how to support adults

Cultural Awareness- Alaska Humanities Forum. Julie Rowland, Former AYDC

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Leadership- activity facilitiation and how to engage youth in fun and meaningful ways

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How to reengage youth in the outdoors in the digital era

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creating opportunities to connect with youth personally and about their experiences

Identifying youth issues. Hearing more youth perspectives. Perhaps recipients of youth matter grants could share with AYDC what they are concerned about, focus on, and their project.

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ai and how to navigate that

How to reengage youth in the outdoors in the digital era

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Professional Development and Training Offers

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Professional Development and Training Offers

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Facilitation Capacity

Megan- I have many years experience facilitating PD for adult learners and would love to help facilitate anything needed.I realize that this isn't a menu topic, but I could help with any topic needed.

Violence Prevention Expertise

We are adult and youth educators over here at STAR so lots of experience facilitating and presenting on lots of topics relating to violence prevention…

+1 related to Geran's suggestions

root causes or violence prevention education

Peer Support and Roundtables

Support for peer roundtables

+1 Support for peer roundtables

+1 Support for peer roundtables

Peer Roundtable: Current Issues Impacting Youth Serving Organizations

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Educational Partnerships

Working with local universities, AAPU, their Center for Human Development; Project Echo; Museums and arts organizations

Community Engagement: Association of Alaska School Boards (Lori grassgreen)

Mentoring Development

And mentoring, I think there's opportunity to help educate on how to be a mentor, whether it's adult to adult or adult to youth or youth to youth.

Policy and Advocacy Training

How to advocate for what you need Walk through of process to engage community change through polic. Also understand legislative process. Reccomended Facilitator: Tom Begich

Outdoor and Environmental Education

Outdoor Education Learning: Potential Facilitators: Bureau of Land Management, Campbell Creek Science Center, Anne Runde

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1. Burnout is the #1 priority - both in frequency and the passionate responses it generated

2. Funding collaboration is a close second, showing organizations want to work together rather than compete

3. Peer roundtables have strong support as a delivery method

4. Online safety has passionate advocates willing to facilitate, indicating both expertise and urgency

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Learning & Knowledge Sharing - The educational aspect and staying updated on community programs

Spotlight Presentations - These seem to be particularly popular and engaging

Relationship Building & Networking - The human connections and resource linking opportunities

Meeting Structure & Format - Appreciation for good organization and hybrid meeting management

Meeting Location & Site Visits - Value in both consistent venues and occasional field trips

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Meeting Structure & Format - Ideas about timing, agenda distribution, and creating clear segments

Announcements & Updates - Moving announcements to the beginning and incorporating organizational updates into check-ins

Technology Integration - Using Knack sign-in system for AYDC Overview and Padlet more effectively throughout the meeting

Shifting to mission moments

Advocacy & Collaboration - Building advocacy priorities and interagency support

Networking & Connection Building - Creating structured opportunities for members to connect, especially for new members at the beginning of the year

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1) Personal and Organizational Burnout Prevention Strategies to Support Staff Well-being

-Joel- Training Collaborative?

2) Funding Collaborations- Partnering for grants

-Foraker?

3) Online safety has passionate advocates willing to facilitate, indicating both expertise and urgency (ie protecting youth from exploitation and grooming, Understanding youth digital culture & language)

-Brooks- Star Education

4) Youth Mental Health

-Youth Mental Health First Aid? (intro/primer)

-Tech impact on youth mental health

5) Youth Voice and Leadership

engaging youth in leadership development in fun and engaging ways

Anna McGovern- Youth Voice

6) Cultural Competence for Youth Serving Providers

Julie Rowland- AKHF- Cross Cultural Competence (C3)?