YouthConnect!

PASE and its network of afterschool program have long supported the involvement of young people in their communities. Building on this history, and in response to the needs of young people to express their views following the events of September 11, 2001, PASE created YouthConnect!, a program that helped youth to strengthen their communities through collaborative service and advocacy projects. From 2001 to 2003, over 75 youth agencies participated in YouthConnect!, interviewing their communities about the economic and political repercussions of 9/11, receiving training to develop community service components in their own programs, and creating Power point presentations of their community service projects.

YouthConnect! Resource Guide and the YouthConnect! Project Profile Series

• The Resource Guide includes an agency listing, a bibliography and abbreviated funder prospect list.
• Project Profiles offer background information and specific project examples of youth-led services in the areas of:
• Arts & Media
• Peer Education
• Youth Councils
• Intergenerational Service
• Environmental Stewardship
• Advocacy