Crossroads Project Youth Council Peer Leader

Description

Summary:

Fields Corner Crossroads Collaborative seeks young people to join a new youth council to help create a vision for Fields Corner! The youth council will develop their individual leadership skills, strengthen the Fields Corner community, increase youth communication with municipal leaders, provide insight to youth issues, and train peers. The Crossroads’ Youth Council is a group of 12-15 youth (15-18 years old) led by FCCC youth coordinator and project director. The peer leaders (19-25 years old) will work closely with the youth coordinator and two other peer leaders to help guide and lead the youth members.

What is Fields Corner Crossroads Collaborative:

This Children’s Health Equity (CHEq) grant funded position is sponsored by the Fields Corner Crossroads Collaborative. The FCCC youth council will work closely with the youth and civic engagement programs at MassCOSH, DotHouse Health, Asian American Resource Workers, VietAID, New England United for Justice, Louis Brown Peace Institute, DotHouse Health, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, and All Dorchester Sports and Leadership. The requirements will be 30 hours a week during the summer and 15 hours during school year. This position is funded through Successlink.

Fields Corner Crossroads is fiscally sponsored by Dot House health. Dot House’s mission is to: 1) be an essential resource for our community in its efforts to achieve the highest levels of health, well-being and quality of life for its residents; 2) provide affordable, accessible, and exceptional health care and other essential services in an environment that respects our consumers, our staff and our diverse community; and 3) be a leading force for change in the health, economic

What you will be doing:

• Attend and participate in Youth Council Meetings and participatory budgeting meetings
• Meet, discuss, plan, and implement youth led activities with support of youth coordinator and project director
• Work with youth coordinator and partner organizations on storytelling initiatives
• Increasing civic engagement and community advocacy within self and peers
• Implementation of the annual Young Leaders Symposium and youth team projects, including $100,000 Participatory Budget in collaboration with the youth council, coordinator, and Director
• Assist Coordinator with co- facilitation
• Support Coordinator with administrative duties
• Support supervision of Youth Council Members

What you will get out of the experience:

• Developing workforce skills
• Raise youth related issues with community members
• Prioritize social change and justice
• Learn more about civic process, inequalities
• Building youth power in Fields Corner

Requirements

• Current enrollment in local high school.
• Must be willing to work 30 hours a week during the summer and 15 hours during school year.