Description
The Youth Empowerment Solutions Curriculum (Multicultural Version) is a curriculum that supports community-level violence prevention by empowering youth to work with adults to make positive changes. Topics include leadership development, community learning and visioning, partnering with adults, and action planning.
Recommendations
The strengths of this resource are:
- culturally relevant instruction
- focus on community assets, challenges, and community assessment
- fun, enjoyable, relationship-building experience
- easy to skim and modify for instructors
- relevant to groups focused on action planning
Users should note that:
- more of a focus on group rather than individual projects, which may not be relevant to all
- less of a specific emphasis on governance
- less relevant to rural issues
The resource could be adapted by:
- adjusting projects to fit better with Youth in Governance programming
- weave in connections to local governance (including past successful projects)
We recommend the following parts of this resource for Youth in Governance programming:
- Sessions 3.1 – 3.4
- Session 4.1
At a Glance
Format
- A library that includes games, activities, and webquests, including worksheets with discussion questions
Audience
- Content is geared towards youth in 6th – 12th grade and adults
Facilitation
- Activities require adult or youth leader facilitation
Last Updated
2017
