Bringing Communities Together
Sharing Challenges
Creating Solutions
Launch: Youth Summit
December, 2015
The Participants
Over 130 People
13 Youth Organizations from all over Greater Boston, from Dorchester to Somerville to Newton
Employers, youth serving organizations, and policy makers
The Focus
The Summit created an opportunity for teens from diverse communities to learn from each other, and build relationships
The teens engaged with adults on their communities' challenges and their causes, and identified solutions
Outcomes
Youth participants prioritized key challenges for our work going forward:
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Youth employment
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Strengthening community and support networks
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Improving communities' response to mental wellness
We Sparked a community of youth and adults committed to positive change
“You are giving us opportunities to take charge and let us do it ourselves. SparkShare wants us to be the cause of our change.”
- Paulo, South Boston teen core group
Community Support Summit
April, 2016
The Participants
50 - 60 youth and youth-serving organizations from Charlestown, Chinatown, South Boston, and Woburn
The Focus
What skills do youth and adults need to build healthy relationships?
How can we strengthen community and support for and with young people?
Outcomes
This summit Sparked the launch of the "Building a Stronger and Safer South Boston" community partnership
Created a roadmap for building new community partnerships to strengthen support networks