Youth Leadership and Action is a youth empowerment and substance abuse prevention initiative that trains, supports and encourages Youth Action Teams to become active change agents in their communities. Youth Action Teams are formal groups of youth with at least one adult advisor that plan andimplement peer-focused prevention and community service projects thatpositively impact their peers and/or their communities. Youth ActionTeams can be established in or affiliated with schools, community organizations, faith communities, businesses, agencies, civic groups,neighborhoods or anywhere that youth naturally congregate or are invited to participate.
Ten (10) Youth Action Teams comprise the Class of 2013 for the Gwinnett County/Metro Atlanta region. Over 30additional teams that were previously funded and supported by our program andare now active independent of our program.
GUIDE, Inc. currently supports the following Youth Action Teamsthrough on-going training events, staff support and technical assistance,service opportunities and ideas, and financial support for general operations.In addition, the Youth Leadership and Action program provides training,service, and funding opportunities to external youth groups across the metro Atlanta area.
Our Class of 2013 Youth Action Teams (YATs) are:
- Berkmar Middle School Junior Beta
- Berkmar Middle School YAT
- CETPA Heroes
- CPACS Community Action for Teens (CAT)
- GUIDE Youth Advisory Board (YAB) andCollege Advisory Board (CAB)
- Parkview High School SAVE/SADD Club
- Pinckneyville HOOKED Teen VolunteerCenter
- Shiloh Middle School LIMITED Club
- South Gwinnett High School Comets inAction (CIA)
- Summerour Middle School YAT
- Touch a Life YAT
Learn more about our opportunities:
YAT Network
The next opportunity to join the program will be in 2013, although Youth Action Teams are accepted into the program on an ongoing basis as determined byunexpected openings in the current team structure.
In order to be accepted into the program, Youth Action Teamsmust agree to enter into a 3-year contract and be screened previous to acceptance into the program. All contracts are renewed on a yearly basis so asto reflect any programmatic changes. A description of Youth Action Team requirements and services provided by GUIDE, Inc. can be found Class of 2013 Program Description.
Youth, Adult, andProfessional Development Trainings
The Youth Leadership & Action program is pleased to be ableto offer free and affordable technical assistance and trainings to the Gwinnett County and metro Atlanta region through our partnerships with the United Way ofGwinnett and the Georgia Office of Prevention Services and Programs.
YLA offers a catalog of one-hour, multi-hour, and multi-daytrainings and workshops on a variety of prevention, positive youth development,youth leadership, and team development topics. Custom workshops and training events are also available.
For more information, to learn more about how we can supportyour team or youth organization, or to speak with someone about becoming aYouth Action Team, please contact:
Mary-Kate Murray
Director of Youth Leadership & Engagement
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YAT Resources
Please use the YAT Resources link above to access information andresources for our Youth Action Teams. Resources include information anddocuments about our Networking Meetings, Monthly Reports, Prevention ProjectResource Guide, and the Youth in the Loop e-newsletters. Please check backoften for updated information and resources.
Please use the YAT Resources link above to access information and resources for our Youth Action Teams. Resources include information and documents on the Back to School Training, Monthly Reports, Prevention Project Resource Guide, and the YAT E-Newsletters. Please check back often for updated information and resources.
