As Denisha's fellowship with YSS comes to a close, she reflects on her impact and involvement in the Risky Business Action Summit, and looks ahead to what the future has in store for her.
Youth of the Year is a national teen recognition program through Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Jarlisa has been working closely with Portland's Youth of the Year candidates during her fellowship and shares background on the nominee.
As an alumna of Fiver, Nathaly breaks down programs the organization offers throughout their ten-year commitment to youth and her efforts to build a program that engages alumni in mentorship and growth opportunities.
Jarlisa explores challenges that the Great Recession created for nonprofit teen programs and what Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland is doing to increase teen involvement and services offered in Portland.
From content covered at an event to the strategy to tackle every element of planning for it, the amount of time and effort involved in event planning is incredible. Denisha examines what happens after a community event takes place, and how YSS is redesigning Risky Business to activate youth change.