Community YouthMappinga

Community YouthMapping BackgroundThe Community YouthMapping (CYM) effort is a catalyst for motivating youth and adults to identify existing resources as well as to create and expand new opportunities. Families and Communities Together (FACT), Seminole County’s System of Care, contracted with FHI 360 Center for Youth Development and Engagement, Washington, DC to provide CYM consultation and support.

CYM of Seminole County includes a 7-week summer leadership development program and project for high school youth aged 16-19 residing in Seminole County. CYM of Seminole equipped and then sent 48 youth out in teams to canvass all the resources within the County that are currently available.

PurposeThe purpose of CYM of Seminole County includes:

n Provide leadership opportunities to youth.

nCreate a comprehensive list of services, activities, and opportunities available to youth in Seminole County.

n Build a positive information infrastructure.

n Provide access to technology that makes CYM information easily accessible to everyone.

nConduct a gap analysis once all data is collected to identify where there may be gaps in resources. Seminole County System of Care will work to fill any gaps in available resources while ensuring all resources utilize a youth-guided approach in developing, providing and evaluating services and supports.

Once complete, the CYM database will provide data analysis that can highlight resources and service gaps existing block by block or mile by mile in Seminole County.

Brittany Heidemann Verlese Pender Katherine Lazear William Morgan Holly StonitschYouth Coordinator, Community YouthMapping

Coordinator & Public Ally, FACTYouth Coordinator, FACT FACT Evaluator, University of South Florida Youth Consultant Data Coordinator, Family Representative, FACT

Partnership Is Key!The Children’s Cabinet of Seminole County is a group of service providers and advocates sharing one vision, mission and set of values to better serve Seminole families.

The following Cabinet members provided key leadership for CYM.

Youth Young people are the key stakeholders in the planning, collection, data entry, analysis and dissemination of this information.

Young people work together to learn their roles and responsibilities.

CommunityNo one individual, organization or sector owns the data. The community owns the data and is updated and maintained by the Children’s Cabinet of Seminole County, a local children’s services coordinating partnership.

Seminole County

Youth are responsible for all data entryMany businesses were interviewed

Surveying an HR Director of a local company

Last instructions

Figuring the mapping routes

The CYM team hits the road

Raul training the youth

Brittany, CYM and Youth Coordinator reviewing plans with Youth Mappers

Figuring the mapping routes.

Mission of the Community YouthMapping To equip Seminole County youth with leadership skills and resources that will both improve quality of life and ensure the mental wellbeing of all youth

n Seminole County Government

n The Children’s Cabinet of Seminole County

n Seminole County Alliance

n Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

n Seminole County Public Schools

n Workforce Central Florida

n Seminole Prevention Coalition

n Seminole County Department of Juvenile Justice

n The Grove Counseling Center

n The Village Transitional Housing

n Boystown

n Seminole Behavioral Healthcare

n Pathways to Home

n Heart of Florida United Way

n Child Abuse Prevention Task Force

n Community Based Care of Central Florida

More InformationTo learn more about Seminole County’s Community YouthMapping, contact Brittany Heidemann at brittanyheidemann@cbccfl.org • (321) 441-2095