Youth Voice Project

Amanda Shabowich, Nora Ruiz, Rommel Glover,Brandon Rodrigues, Jasmine Brandao

High School to Career Manager - Carrington MooreDirector of Youth Leadership & Development - Liz Miranda

Outreach in the Community

Distributed flyers for the Connection Center aroundDudley Street in places that we thought OY wouldfrequent such as

● Corner stores● Barbershops/hair salons (e.g.

Margarita’s/Johnny’s Barber)● KROC Center● Health Center● Pizza shops/restaurants (e.g. Yanet Restaurant)● Bus shelters/stops

Twitter

@BostonYVP● Followed

organizations/foundother connectionsthrough Boston PIC,BYSN, DSNI, etc’sfollowers

● Set up two tweets a day for the past week

● Sending out tweets of the Connection Centerflyer

● Tweeting directly to political/civic figuresinterested in assistingBoston youth

Facebook

Boston Youth Voice Project● Posting photos of us

doing outreach aroundDudley

● Posting links to Connection Center/YouthVoice Project pages onthe OYC website

● Inviting our own personal friends, all teammembers areadministrators and we allcontribute toposting/spreading theword

Connecting YVP

● Working on and facilitating focusgroups for Corridors to College

● Spending time working within theConnection Center morefrequently

● Working with BYSN on futureevents and other collaborationswith the YVP

Follow us on Twitter: @BostonYVPLike us on Facebook: Boston Youth Voice Project

YVP Final Project

Documentary● Profile the youth of Dudley/greater Boston and what their stories of struggle/success are● Aiming to speak to four adults, eight youth (ourselves included)● Some preliminary question examples

o Adults: What did you expect to happen after high school, and what actually happened?What got you on track? What got you into the work you do now?

o Youth: What struggles have you had in school? Did you drop out, get your Hi-Set, etc? Didsuccess always seem like an option?

o Both: How does your past affect you? Describe your community in one word. Whatchanges would you like to see?

What does a unified and sustainable environmentlook like, and how can this impact your future

success?