16 Strong Project is excited to be recruiting for our Youth Advocacy Board! Our goal is to involve youth in our program and resource development as well as provide guidance to this group to be leaders and advocates around mental health and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in their own schools and communities. Together, we are combatting the youth mental health crisis by empowering youth leaders and uplifting youth voices.
We are looking for a group of creative, resourceful, hard-working youth ages 14-24 to join our Youth Advocacy Board who:
Interested in joining us? Or know someone who would be a great fit and benefit from working with us? Here is a link to sign up! Please also feel free to email info@16strongproject.org with a brief introduction of who you are and why you are interested in joining our youth board.
The positions are for the full 2024-2025 academic year, and we estimate that the time commitment is only about 5-6 hours per month. Our meetings take place via Zoom, so students can be located anywhere to be part of our team! While the position is for at least this upcoming school year, almost all of our youth continue their involvement across multiple years.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email: info@16strongproject.org
More information about 16 Strong can be found on our website: www.16strongproject.org
Who we are: 16 Strong Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering resilience to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through student-led initiatives, educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach. 16 Strong strives to continue conversations that help young people recognize and navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs. We believe that with strong support systems, healthy coping mechanisms, and a positive mindset, the negative impacts of ACEs can be mitigated and we can fight the youth mental health crisis.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
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16 Strong is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering resilience to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through student-led initiatives, educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach. 16 Strong strives to continue conversations that help young people recognize and navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs. We believe that with strong support systems, healthy coping mechanisms, and a positive mindset, the negative impacts of ACEs can be mitigated.
16 Strong is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering resilience to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through student-led initiatives, educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach. 16 Strong strives to continue conversations that help young people recognize and navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs. We believe that with strong support systems, healthy coping mechanisms, and a positive mindset, the negative impacts of ACEs can be mitigated. The organization and our Co-Founder were honored by L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth in 2023. We focus on a youth-led, proactive approach to combating the youth mental health crisis.
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
August 25, 2024
