Youth Speak Out

NCFY talks to two young people about how youth leadership has challenged and inspired them. Time: 11:45 | Size: 13.4 MB | Transcript  
Gina Odom is a youth leader who has represented the Rural Colorado Collaborative at state meetings and national conferences. She explains what it takes to be a successful youth advocate, and how adults can help youth get there. Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript
NCFY: Welcome to Youth Speak Out, a podcast series from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Gina Odom is a Youth Advocate for runaway and homeless youth issues in Garfield County, Colorado. She speaks at statewide meetings, appeared in televised PSAs and recently attended the 2012 Pathways to Adulthood Conference in New Orleans.
In our latest Youth Speak Out podcast, we speak to two youth employees of Youth Farm and Market Project, a Minneapolis, MN-area nonprofit that teaches children and young adults to grow and harvest their own food.
Jordan Ryan and Alon Coleman both participate in Youth Farm and Market Project in Minneapolis, MN. They spoke with NCFY about Youth Farm's approach to youth empowerment, and how it helps youth become leaders, step-by-step.  
NCFY's latest podcast in the Youth Speak Out series features San Francisco youth worker Jennifer Cowles, who goes by Yeah Yeah. She first encountered the Homeless Youth Alliance when she ran away from home as a teenager.
Jennifer Cowles, who goes by Yeah Yeah, first encountered the Homeless Youth Alliance in San Francisco when she ran away from home as a teenager. Now employed at the alliance as an outreach counselor, she spoke to NCFY about how her past experiences help her connect with the young people she works with.
Time: 4:26 | Size: 4.2 MB NCFY: Welcome to Youth Speak Out, a podcast series from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Jennifer Cowles, who goes by Yeah Yeah, first encountered the Homeless Youth Alliance in San Francisco when she ran away from home as a teenager. She’s now been off the street for four years and is employed at the alliance as an outreach counselor.
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Forrest Vest is a formerly homeless 19 year-old who is starting a new foundation with help from a family friend, Debbie Michael. In this podcast, the two explain why youth who know the streets can be powerful advocates for change. Time: 4:45 | Size: 4.6 MB | Transcript
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