Will you please ask a young person these 2 questions and send in the responses?

Good afternoon CWYC members & partners,

We’re planning a special coalition meeting on Wednesday, March 21st 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at 560 Ella Grasso Blvd., New Haven.

A conversation about youth-adult partnerships in New Haven – What’s working? What are youth saying? How are our programs doing? What are some great next steps we can each take?

HERE’S WHAT’S NEEDED:

- come to the meeting with 1-2 young people’s answers to these questions

- (you all know this, but we’ll say it anyway) ask & listen & document – don’t debate; don’t forward names

- what is it that you want? what is it that you need?

- what is it about young people that adults don’t know?

We’ll all share this information at the 3/12/12 coalition meeting – so please FORWARD this information even if you can’t make the meeting.

Thanks!!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!

Invisible Students presentation at last week’s Citywide Youth Coalition meeting

Here is a video of the powerful presentation that Laura McCargar gave at last week’s Citywide Youth Coalition meeting. For anyone who was not able to attend, this is a must watch…

And a must share!

Please forward this message to help spread the word.

You can watch it here:

Invisible Students in the Secret Pipeline http://vimeo.com/37114189About this video: “A presentation to the Citywide Youth Coalition meeting 2/15/12 by Laura McCargar, a Soros fellow, on her work investigating the School to Prison Pipeline in Connecticut.”

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

A quick little Thursday update!

Good morning – what a beautiful day!

Just a quick reminder email that we have two meetings coming up early next week:

Monday, February 27that 3pm
(please note, we have moved this start time back from 2:30 so more youth will be able to attend after school)

at The Grove (71 Orange Street)

Join us as we begin planning for our spring Youth Summit (tentative date: Saturday, May 12). At this meeting, we’ll review the over-arching plan for the event, which has been vetted and approved by these groups: Youth UnLeashed, Youth Rights Media, New Elm City Dream, Speak Life.

Also Monday, February 27that 11:30
at The Grove (71 Orange Street)

We’re holding a preliminary conversation to help plan for an important conversation at the March coalition meeting about Youth-Adult Partnerships — what’s working, what are the best practices, what has been not-so-successful. If you or your colleagues have stories, ideas or expertise on working with young people in partnership – please come to this planning meeting!

And now a quick note about that monthly Coalition meeting for March:
It’s shaping up to be a great opportunity to hear more about Youth-Adult Partnerships – so please mark your calendar and plan to join us:

Citywide Youth Coalition Meeting

Wednesday, March 21st (10am to 12 noon)

at Workforce Alliance
(see our website for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU).

Thanks everyone, and have a great day!

S.

PS> If you haven’t watched it yet, our video of the February Coalition meeting is getting a lot of attention out there on the interwebs! Take a look — and help pass it on to your contacts who care about success for all young people!

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“Invisible Students in the Secret Pipeline”
At our monthly Coalition meeting on 2/15/12 we heard a presentation by Laura McCargar on her work investigating the School to Prison Pipeline in Connecticut. What happens to struggling students, and how can we better "see" them before they become drop-outs or push-outs? Watch the video of Laura’s talk here: http://vimeo.com/37114189

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

Let’s talk about supports for teens in our community! Tuesday, March 27 @ 4 p.m.

Good morning CWYC members & partners,

I’ve had a couple of great conversations with organizational leaders about expanding opportunities for teenagers in New Haven.

Let’s talk about this as a group!

Come to The Grove, on 71 Orange Street, New Haven on Tuesday, March 27, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to talk about what’s working with engaging teens, what our teens & community needs & what are the priorities we have.

We’ve scheduled this at a time when TEENS CAN PARTICIPATE! Please invite teens with whom you are working.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

Rachel

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!

Opportunities Guide: Preparing for Higher Education

Here’s another one – The 2011-2012 Opportunities guide and workbook equips high school students with strategies and tools for pursuing their education goals.

As both a guide and workbook, Opportunities helps students

• Choose the right college
• Understand and fulfill admissions requirements
• Identify the types and sources of financial aid available
• Determine the eligibility criteria for the various types of aid
• Complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

There is a Connecticut-specific version, available in English & Spanish, both for download & printed copies.

http://www.ecmc.org/details/opportunities.html

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!

Help us fund a Youth Summit!

Citywide Youth Coalition is pulling together the young leaders in our community to learn, to act, and to lead on issues they care about. We’re organizing a Youth Summit to promote peace & justice – and YOU can help!

Your donation can help fund this event. Please give online today:

http://www.razoo.com/story/Let-S-Through-A-Youth-Summit-Party

You can also help by forwarding this email and spreading the word to your friends and colleagues.

We need your help – together we can build a strong, positive community.

Thank you!

CT Career Paths information booklet for youth

Some of you may have seen this green booklet at recent coalition events. It is available for PDF download as well: http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/pubs/CareerPaths2010-2012.pdf

Connecticut Career Paths 2010-2012 is a guide to career decision-making. This publication was created to provide the information needed to help learners, from youth to adults, make informed decisions about their career choice and preparation. Included in the Career Table is information on the projected job openings for the near future, education and training requirements, and the earning potential for each of the occupations for your chosen field. This revised edition of Connecticut Career Paths 2010-2012 includes information on the knowledge base and fundamental skills that employers often look for in job candidates. In addition, each occupation has been assigned to one of fi ve growth ranks, from "growing much faster than average" to "growing much slower than average" based on its ten-year (2008-18) growth rate.

I am also trying to get more copies of this guide in paper form, to hand out at coalition meetings!

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!

Coalition meeting 2/15/12 theme: “The Invisible Student”

Dear Coalition,

Just a quick reminder that our monthly Citywide Youth Coalition meeting is coming up next Wednesday 2/15, from 10:00 am until noon at Workforce Alliance (see our website for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU).

Note: We will be back in our regular conference room – hooray!

Our gathering we will feature a presentation by Laura McCargar on "The Invisible Student: Research and organizing work around Connecticut’s ‘school to prison’ pipeline.”

We hope to see you there!

S.

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

Wednesday, Jan. 18: Coalition meeting!

Greetings and salutations for the New Year!

Just a quick reminder that our monthly Coalition meeting is coming up next Wednesday 1/18, from 10:00 am until noon at Workforce Alliance (see our website for directions: http://bit.ly/lh71CU). We will be in the large conference room towards the front of the building this time – please ask the security guard if you need help finding the room.

Our gathering we will feature a brief presentation on school reform from Beth Pellegrino (of United Way/BOOST!) and Betsy Yagla (of New Haven Promise).

We hope to see you there!

S.

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Sheila McCreven

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06510

203-936-8010

Sheila@cwyc.org

(in the office: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, plus Thursday mornings)

1/16/12 Candlelight Vigil for peace

Words Never Said

Candlelight Vigil

January 16, 2012 (Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday)

5 p.m. at Lincoln-Bassett School, 130 Bassett St., New Haven

Have you ever lost someone before their time due to violence?

Hav you or someone you know ever been affected by violence?

If so this is your time to tell your story and unite in agreement that we will bring a change to the City of New Haven.

It’s time for us to stop losing our friends and fight back to take our streets back!!

Newhallville Rising Dream Team 203-444-2921 or 203-278-0804

New Elm City Dream 203-600-1306 or 203-624-8664

Rachel Heerema, Executive Director

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc.

71 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 464-7838

Rachel

@NHV_Youth
www.cwyc.org

Join the conversation: http://links.cwyc.org/discuss

ALL Youth Can Succeed!