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Youth Engagement Blueprint Series: Viewing Young People as Organizational Assets

Recognize and integrate young people as organizational assets by embedding their lived expertise into decision-making, program design, and leadership development across child welfare systems.

Publication year: 2025
Author: Capacity Building Center for States (updated by NCWCIA)

Description

This resource advocates for viewing youth not merely as service recipients but as essential contributors to organizational growth and innovation. It outlines strategies for building capacity across resources, infrastructure, and partnerships to support authentic youth engagement and leadership.

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Leadership
Lived Expertise
Youth Engagement

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