Denisha Renovales with YSS

Summary

Denisha helped coordinate and execute an annual community event, Risky Business Action Summit, which is designed to engage and equip youth and adults to create change in their community. A large part of Denisha’s work involved outreach and recruiting youth and adult teams. She created a resource guide for attendees to provide continued guidance and support after the event, covering topics such as capacity and team building.

Overview

  • Assisted in the planning and execution of the 2017 Risky Business Action Summit

  • Performed outreach and recruited youth and adults to attend

  • Served as a mentor for attendees during and after the Summit

  • Located resources to provide attendees and created a comprehensive Resource Guide

  • Analyzed data from event surveys to determine strengths and areas in need of improvement for future summits

Impact

120 youth and adult community members

Articles written by Denisha

Blog
From Risky Business to Strong Futures
From Risky Business to Strong Futures

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.

A Look at Resources in Rural Communities
A Look at Resources in Rural Communities

Denisha considers ways in which poverty and a lack of resource impact rural communities in the Midwest and across the United States.

A Call to Action for Youth and Community Development
A Call to Action for Youth and Community Development

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.