Youth Speak Out

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
Jaquil and Jalisa are two youth leaders for Start Strong Boston who teach middle schoolers to analyze the lyrics in pop songs and think about relationship health. Time: 4:02 | Size: 3.7 MB
Jaquil and Jalisa are two youth leaders for Start Strong Boston who teach middle schoolers to analyze the lyrics in pop songs and think about relationship health. Time: 4:02 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript
Maggie, Garney and Zach all used to be homeless, but they've now all found their own unique ways to stay healthy and happy. In this roundtable discussion, they define and explain well-being, one of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's four outcomes for runaway and homeless youth. Time: 5:09 | Size: 4.8 MB  
Maggie, Garney and Zach all used to be homeless, but they've now all found their own unique ways to stay healthy and happy. In this roundtable discussion, they define and explain well-being, one of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's four outcomes for runaway and homeless youth.
In NCFY's latest podcast, we talk to Maggie, a 19-year-old who travels the country playing accordion on the street and living out of her van. Just don't call her "homeless;" Maggie rejects that word and its implications, and isn't looking for help from youth workers or shelters.
Time: 8:27 | Size: 7.9 MB   RAVENNA:  [Music]  Welcome to Youth Speak Out, a podcast series from the Family and Youth Services Bureau.  I’m Ravenna Motil‑McGiuire. I recently interviewed Maggie, a 19-year old who was passing through Washington, D.C. with her accordion and her boyfriend Raphael. Maggie left home at 16 after her parents divorced and slept where she could...
Meet Maggie, a 19-year-old traveling the country in her van. Refusing the label "homeless," Maggie tells her story and describes her current life. And then street outreach worker Jai Somers explains how programs can support young people in Maggie's situation.
Three young men discuss how their past experiences as runaway and foster youth inform their current work with the programs that helped them. Time: 4:41 | Size: 4.3 MB | Transcript
NCFY talks to two youth who take part in a unique acting group led by Washington, DC's Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, where they learn about self-expression and identity. Time: 3:56 | Size: 3.6 MB | Transcript
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