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Looking to more meaningfully engage youth and young adults (YYA) with lived experience in your work? TNOYS’ Blueprint for Youth Engagement (BYEn) is a first-of-its-kind training series on best practices to effectively engage YYA as clients, collaborators, and employees. Each training draws from lived expertise and cutting-edge research to deliver the most effective strategies and best practices in youth-adult partnership, trauma-informed approaches, centering youth voices, and much more.
Each training is 3-4 hours, and approximately 18 CEUs are available for the full series. You may register for either the full series or for individual trainings. Learn about each training here.
- Thursday, October 3, (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., including lunch break): Building Alliances to Prevent “Challenging Behaviors”
- Thursday, October 10, (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., including lunch break): Embedding Youth Voices in Your Organization’s DNA
- Thursday, October 17, (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., including lunch break): High Impact Youth Engagement Strategies
- Thursday, October 31, (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.): Creating a Trauma-Informed Workplace
- Thursday, November 7, (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.), including lunch break): Employing Youth with Lived Experiences
One-Time Opportunity: Access Free Technical Assistance (TA) When You Register for the Five-Part Series! Registrants of the full BYEn series are eligible for a free certification credential with 2-3 consultation sessions on a youth engagement project. This is a one-time opportunity, as future BYEn series will offer credentialing at a fee. Don’t miss the chance for customized TA from TNOYS! You will have the option to indicate interest in the certification when you register. Please email practice@tnoys.org with any questions.
On October 21st, join TNOYS members, community members, and our team/board in Austin for a night of impact, community-building, and fun in celebration of our central Texas members and partners! Enjoy light bites and refreshments while you:
- Learn About TNOYS’ Impact in Central Texas and Across the State: Hear how TNOYS is creating stronger, more equitable services for young people experiencing homelessness, foster care involvement, juvenile justice involvement, and other vulnerable situations – and how you can get involved.
- Network with Purpose: Connect with community members, youth-serving professionals, and advocates who are making a difference for youth in Central Texas.
- Learn from Youth Leaders: Hear directly from TNOYS’ youth and young adult partners who have lived the issues about how they are influencing positive change.
- Enjoy Food, Drinks, and Fun: Tickets are complimentary and include light bites, drinks, and a raffle with the chance to win prizes! Your generous donations are greatly appreciated to support our ongoing work.
Tickets are complimentary with a suggested donation of $15 per guest to support TNOYS’ work for youth and young adults.