Youth Leadership Forum

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Youth Leadership Forum

• Long Term Follow-Up Questionnaire
• 2009

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What year did you attend YLF?

• 1993 1
• 2000 2
• 2001 3
• 2002 3
• 2003 2

• 2004 1
• 2005 4
• 2006 4
• 2007 4
• 2008 11

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Types of Advocacy Activities

• Community Level
• Conference Presentations
• Assisted with Fundraising
• Presented at Conferences
• Served as Committee or Task Force Members

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Types of Advocacy Activities

• State Level
• Met with Legislator
• Presented to Advocacy groups
• Assisted with Fundraising
• Wrote Letters for Advocacy Purposes
• Submitted Newspaper/Journal Articles

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Types of Advocacy Activities

• Regional Level
• Assisted with Fundraising
• Wrote Letters for Advocacy Purposes
• Presented at Conference
• National Level
• Presented to Advocacy Groups

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Advocacy Leadership Awards

• Recognized by the Memphis Board of Education for
  completing the YLF program and for my community
  services.
• 735 square foot handicapped accessible play yard
  with rubber playground mat for children using
  wheelchairs.

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Advocacy Leadership Awards

• Top Teens in America.
• UT Outstanding Student Leadership.
• Presented Aspire Club Project to the TN Council
  for Developmental Disabilities.
• Senior Class President.

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Achievements Attributable to YLF

• Graduating from college.
• I am doing very well in college.
• Applying for and being accepted in the Project
  Opportunity Training Program.
• I can relate better to people with disabilities.
• Being able to stand up for myself.

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Achievements Attributable to YLF

• Graduating from college and serving on the
  SICLTN.
• I attended Disability Day on the Hill and spoke
  with my legislator.
• I had lots of fun being a college senator. Lots
  of work, but good experience.

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Additional Leadership Training

• Attended a leadership retreat for being a college
  mentor.
• Read a book for training to be a leader at 4-H
  Camp.
• Scouting Leadership meetings and Patrol Leaders
  Council.
• Holding office in my sorority in college.

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What would you like to tell us about YLF or what
you are doing now?

• I am now in my senior year of high school and
  looking forward to college.
• I am a sophomore at MTSU studying journalism.
• I am going to college for child development or
  speech therapy.

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What would you like to tell us about YLF or what
you are doing now?

• I just earned an Associates Degree in accounting
  and am transferring to a four year institution.
• I teach as an Early Head Start teacher and am
  able to help children reach their goals.

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Most Useful Skills and Knowledge

• Leadership skills
• Independence skills
• Perceptions of people with disabilities
• Contact with others with similar situations
• Career/College resources

• Working in teams/groups
• Increased self-confidence
• Advocacy skills
• Problems solving skills
• Strategies for change

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