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When to come together to meet?
Quarterly? More formal?
Monthly? Informal, happy hour :)
More time for planning together
BIGGER space- so many of us, YAY!
Subcommittees on different topics

Staying in Touch

Email

Facebook Group

In person meetups

WHO will set up meetings?

Places to possibly meet:
UNITED WAY
Delaplain Arts Center
C. Burr Artz Library
Workforce Center
Brewery!

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1.  Social Media training

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Teen voice component to RoundTable/Coalition

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Teen voice component to RoundTable/Coalition

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Survey, in person focus groups
Bring Summer Serve kids
Teen leadership
Youth advisory council
Teen advisory boards

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Summer Serve program
If your non-profit needs a project done - let Shana Knight know

Also provide volunteer opportunities for teens

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Need speakers for mindfulness, motivations, health, wellness, nutrition, college readiness, any enrichment topic!

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Leaders Save Lives (get high school and college leaders to hold blood drives - scholarship opportunities)

Can speak to clubs, organizations

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Employment opportunities for youth
Funding available

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June 2nd - non-competitive 5k for any nonprofit agency to provide table/information at this event

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Free and flexible service for incarcerated families

211md.org - provide resources for service providers and individuals

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They can connect with day programs/camps and provide STEM activities and program services

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Travel training, can speak to groups about route information and access

Summer Freedom Pass for sale:
Transit Easy Fare - mobile app
Treasurer's office

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Extension topics vary - have faculty available that can teach educational programming

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Has space available for no charge for non-profit organizations

You can post events on their community boards

Offer food at some of their programs

Available to table at community events (can design programs specific for your events)

Library calendar:
fcpl.org - filter by branch or program type/area

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1. come up with innovative ways to use what we already have - idle vehicles
2. training with kids and parents on how to ride the bus - ABC's
3. Cabs are expensive
4.   Safe Ride- nonprofit might be able to lend their van certain times of the day for teens in need

MARKETING/OUTREACH
1. Going to the schools to survey teens on what programs they want
2. Student advocates- train a few teens to spread the word to peers
3. Have 20somethings as mentors to gain teen interest in programs
4. Snapchat- teen specific social media that we might not even know about!
5. Central website/calendar of our community teen programs, resources, organization info
6. Teens spread word to other teens. Reach one successfully and they'll recruit their friends
7. OneStopFrederickCounty Facebook page, turn into website for teen information? Instagram and Snapchat accounts embedded on to site

ENGAGEMENT
1. Have a rep from each group meet together as a Coalition for ongoing discussion
2. Selling it to the parents
3. It's ok to come back if you've not been active in that organization. They're still wanted!
4. 12th grade very different than 6th graders. Age specific programs
5. Understand the motives of teens. Why would a teen want my service? Why would they seek out my service from a teen perspective?
6. Needs assessment, teens were willing to share. Bullying is a big issue. Let them drive the bus.

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2018 just released.   http://cityoffrederick.com/DocumentCenter/View/6859/2017directory
Contact Michele Bowman @ FPD

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Continuing collaboration

Communicate ONLINE

Planning ahead / selecting event dates

Online calendar for teen programs -> Community Living Facebook page

Website Wants

Domain name

Each organization would log in and put in events/dates

Geared just for teens

Funds for a site/domain

Professionally made

Middle School & High School separated out, filtered

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High school age students that are homeless, refer them to SHIP to make sure they get resources. Also important for census

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Building is available, Lucas Village
Free programs
Speaker opportunities

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Internship opportunities (paid)

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1. Transportation and/or location
2. Marketing/Outreach/Calendar
3. Engaging youth consistently
4. Coordination Amongst Service Providers

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1. Finding disconnected youths
2. Time management
3. Stretching budget
4. Collaboration, new partners
5. Keeping up to date
6. Getting the word out
7. Motivating youth
8. Bringing youth back/ongoing communications
9. Accessibility to the schools
10. Allocating funds to critical needs
11. Location specific challenges
12. finding what teens are interested in
13. not having a streamlined process to get to resources
14.  so much need in community - large geographic area
15. delivering the right services to the right kids
16. finding wants/needs of teens
17. keeping teens engaged
18. Having/finding resources in community available, parent sign off
19. Addressing issues immediately
20. Getting teens to your location
21. Bridge gap from teen to adult yrs
22.  Assist teens here illegally to access resources
23. Transportation, communication between teens and staff members

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