TEAM YOUTH WILL:
1. Unite youth in a meaningful and useful way.
2. Be a visible and accountable youth committee within Manitoba.
3. Empower young people to become effective community leaders.
4. Respond publicly to issues which are important to youth.
5. Consult, co-operate and collaborate with community decision-makers.
6. Celebrate youth and their contributions to our province.
7. Act as an advisory group to the TEEN TOUCH Board of Directors and staff.
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To unite youth in a meaningful and useful way, Team Youth will:
-Meet consistently on a bi-monthly basis.
-Set clear goals at the beginning of each school term.
-Be accountable to each other as well as to TEEN TOUCH Board and staff.
To be a visible and accountable youth committee, Team Youth will:
-Establish and implement a plan of action to meet the goals they have set for themselves.
-Communicate their activities and accomplishments to the broader community whenever possible.
To empower young people to become effective community leaders, Team Youth will:
-Undergo development in public speaking, leadership, and community organizing.
-Be mentored by a TEEN TOUCH staff member.
-Gain leadership experience by doing.
To respond publicly to issues which are important to youth, Team Youth will:
-Be offered opportunities to meet and dialogue with identified decision-makers.
-Strive to understand what different stakeholders need and want from youth.
-Seek credibility through all relationships and activities.
To establish a significant relationship with the Youth Minister, Team Youth will:
-Meet with the Minister a minimum of three times throughout the year if possible.
-Keep the Minister informed of all Team Youth activities.
-Look for additional ways in which Team Youth and the Minister can partner.
To celebrate youth and their contributions to our province, Team Youth will:
-Communicate youth's achievements via the TEEN TOUCH website and media releases.
-Utilize events / commemorations such as Youth Month to publicly celebrate young people.
-Encourage others in our community to also celebrate young people.
To act as an advisory group to TEEN TOUCH, Team Youth will:
-Provide feedback on past and present TEEN TOUCH initiatives.
-Help identify new directions for TEEN TOUCH.
-Act as a focus group (as needed).
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Team Youth:
High school students grades nine through twelve from across Winnipeg assemble to work together to provide a voice for young people, explore solutions to youth issues and promote positive youth activities. Members meet throughout the year, attend conferences and organize events of their own initiative.
Helpliner:
Helpliners provide a confidential, non-judgmental and anonymous problem-solving support to Helpline callers. They undergo more than thirty hours of training enabling them to discuss and support individuals going through all different types of situations. A minimum of a one-year dedication to the line is required and a strict monthly commitment of a minimum of four four-hour shifts is also a requirement. Volunteers must be at least eighteen years of age.
Virtual Help Volunteer:
Just like the Helpliner position, virtual help volunteers assist youth and their parents in times when talking out a problem can lead to the self-realization of the best solution. The TEEN TOUCH website offers a place to talk-it-out online for added convenience. Having been a Helpliner for several months is a prerequisite.
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