By Youth For Youth SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY

By Youth: For Youth SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY IN YOUTH PHILANTHROPY u. Voice: Youth Philanthropy Board A Program of Community Youth Concepts

ABOUT UVOICE • u. Voice was founded in 2013 as a collaboration between Community Youth Concepts and the Mid Iowa Health Foundation. • In 2018 u. Voice received additional funding from Delta Dental. • Students identify public health issues facing youth in our community and combat those issues through grant making and service learning.

About Mind Matters ● Youth Summit planned in collaboration between u. Voice, Please Pass the Love, and Al Exito: By Youth - For Youth ● 78 students attended the event which consisted of speakers, breakout sessions, and mental health resources for students. ● Some of the topics discussed included: ○ Microaggressions ○ Coping Skills ○ Self Advocacy ○ Helping friends and peers experiencing mental health problems ○ Panel about a cultural approach to mental health.

Mind Matters Impact ● Large group of people coming together to talk about mental health without stigma ● Power of collaboration ● Learning things about each other and about themselves ● Opportunity to uplift youth voice in the community about mental health - students advocate for their own needs and share experiences. ● Adults hear directly from students

Plan an Event Simulation

Choose Topic

What are your goals? Why are you doing this? Brainstorm 3 -5 goals for the event.

Event Logistics Who: ● Who could you collaborate with? ● Who are you inviting to the event? When: ● When are you going to have it? Where: ● Where is it going to be? What: ● What are you going to do (how is your event structured? ) ● What is your budget? (include line items) How: ● How will you advertise your event?

Call to Action

Reflection and Next Steps Can you see your group doing something like this for your community? What resources or support would you need to be successful?

QUESTIONS? More information can be found online at: http: //cyconcepts. org/uvoice/ Alicia Vermeer alicia@cyconcepts. org 515 -243 -4292