33 Total Participants (5 Leads + 28 Youth)
Lighthouse Youth Center ( 9 Youth + 1 Lead)
St. Clair County ( 2 Leads )
McHenry County ( 9 youth + 1 Leads )
Champaign County ( 10 youth + 1 Lead )
Barriers young people are facing
- bullying (Derricka)
- violence (Derricka)
- peer pressure (Saneta/Simone)
- educational environments, interrupted learning process (Kimberly)
- living environment (Kimberly)
- rural not enough recreational, no support groups, no vocational programs (St.Clair)
- Discrimination- in schools, prejudice against ethnicity, mental disability, body type, sexuality (McHenry)
- Transportation
- Jobs
Thoughts on statewide youth group
- Good idea more youth (Kimberly)
- Good to help each other face the issues, gather ideas and work together to push it forward (Veonia)
- Peer ambassadors is funded to be peer supporters- in process to advocate for other youth at the table
- More jobs would decrease violence (Cartier)
- St. Claire County is super interested. Just need to know what is needed.
Next Steps
- Next meeting Jan 13th 6pm – 7pm
- Email mission statement to adult leads to edit and create mission statement
- Draft application completed in January
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