Celebrating Teen Leadership and Achievement Across Portland: Youth of the Year

Celebrating Teen Leadership and Achievement Across Portland: Youth of the Year

Youth of the Year is a national teen recognition program through Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Jarlisa has been working closely with Portland's Youth of the Year candidates during her fellowship and shares background on the nominee.

Bringing Mentorship and Personal Development Full-Circle Through Alumni Programs

Bringing Mentorship and Personal Development Full-Circle Through Alumni Programs

As an alumna of Fiver, Nathaly breaks down programs the organization offers throughout their ten-year commitment to youth and her efforts to build a program that engages alumni in mentorship and growth opportunities.

Don't Call it a Comeback: Teen Programs at the Club

Don't Call it a Comeback: Teen Programs at the Club

Jarlisa explores challenges that the Great Recession created for nonprofit teen programs and what Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland is doing to increase teen involvement and services offered in Portland.

A Call to Action for Youth and Community Development

A Call to Action for Youth and Community Development

From content covered at an event to the strategy to tackle every element of planning for it, the amount of time and effort involved in event planning is incredible. Denisha examines what happens after a community event takes place, and how YSS is redesigning Risky Business to activate youth change.