Youth MOVE offers various trainings and techinical assistance for both young people in transition and professionals working with young people.  It is important to us to provide youth and families with an opportunity to have a voice in developing trainings and programs that meet their needs.  Please take our Youth Training Assesment Survey to help guide us in creating relevant and exciting trainings!

Trainings for Youth

Youth Empowerment trainings are based in the community which helps you to discover and navigate the support system that's available  right  where you live.  Trainings also help you to discover opportunities for enriching your life and empower you to educate your peers so they too have the tools for independent living.  Youth Trainings are community workshops that provide skill-building in the areas of:

  • Careers & Job Search
  • Housing
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Managing Finances
  • Peer to Peer Support
  • Trauma & Mental Health
  • Reproductive Health & Self-Care
  • Leadership Skills
  • Public Speaking
  • Creative Exploration

  If you have a question about any of our upcoming trainings please get in touch with Conrad, our Youth Resource Specialist.

 

Trainings for Professionals

Youth-Adult Partnerships are hard work! Most organizational structures, systems, and processes are built according to the needs of adults, who often feel they know what is best for youth and young adults.

Positive Youth Development trainings are designed to help state initiatives and youth-serving organizations shift the way they do business to include youth voice and needs in their policy and program development. Technical assistance supports agencies throughout the process of becoming youth guided to providing opportunities to be youth driven.  Trainings can inculde a youth voice or a youth panel to provide first-hand perspective.  To contact us about our trainings for professionals, please visit our sister site, the Thrive Initiative.

Trainings we offer:

  • Organizational Readiness/Self-assessment
  • Youth Perspective on Trauma-informed Services
  • Youth Voice on Boards
  • Youth Advisory Group Set-Up
  • Youth Involvement in Decision Making
  • Youth Engagement in Clinical Services
  • Youth-Adult Partnerships