Youth Connections is in alignment with the #neworleansyouthmasterplan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success.

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org
New Harmony High School: @newharmonyhigh | newharmonyhigh.org

Grow Dat has been advocating to stay on their current site in City Park over the past 6 months due to potential relocation from the park's master planning process. Grow Dat's huge community of supporters, both near and far, helped elevate the importance of their work and its impact on young folks in New Orleans, including Sia and Ava, both former Grow Dat employees. In recent months, Grow Dat has had a series of productive meetings with the CPC team and both parties have shared that the park is committed to ensuring Grow Dat has a home there. 

Nonetheless, these conversations are a work in progress and nothing is finalized yet; Grow Dat still needs your support! Folks can go to Grow Dat's website to learn more!

Youth Connections is in alignment with the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success.

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org
Grow Dat Youth Farm: @growdatyouthfarm | growdatyouthfarm.org

Youth Connections is in alignment with the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success.

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org

Later, we'll be joined by Jamila Dunham, a bass player in the bands Waterseed and Betty Who, and the Collective for Healthy Communities Program Associate with the Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies. She'll be discussing why building connections and community is so important for our city's young people. When we foster a sense of safety and belonging among our youth, we create a better future for all of us. 

Youth Connections is in alignment with the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success. As we uplift what progress looks like, we want to acknowledge, credit, and shout out those who are contributing to that progress- like the Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies!

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org
Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies: @iwes_nola | iwesnola.org

Youth Connections is in alignment with the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success. 

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org

Youth Connections is in alignment with the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. The New Orleans Youth Master Plan is about expanding our shared knowledge, working with what currently exists, investing in what we are getting right, updating and creating based on unmet needs, and innovating toward the Youth Vision for success. As we uplift what progress looks like, we want to acknowledge, credit, and shout out those who are contributing to that progress- like the New Orleans Reengagement Center!

Take action and stay connected:
New Orleans Youth Master Plan: https://nolayouthmasterplan.org/
New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board: @nolacypb | nolacypb.org
The Reengagement Center: @reengagementcenternola | reengagementcenternola.org
New Orleans Youth Alliance: @neworleansyouthalliance | noya.org

Youth Connections is a podcast that aims to provide young people with the civics education and support necessary to successfully engage in decision-making and advocacy spaces and places. 

We are community builders. Regardless of the communities we come from, our backgrounds, or the schools we attend, we are part of the solution, not the problem.

We have experiences, we face problems, and we come up with creative solutions. These are all valid. We are worthy of being heard and included.

There is no future for New Orleans without us.