Build Your Org’s Intergeneration Power

The BRIDGES Youth Action Center(YAC) offers a wide range of trainings that are accessible and adaptable for both youth and adults. These trainings can be tailored for community leadership groups, classrooms, and other settings.

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You can partner with us on three different levels.

Level 1: Workshops & Trainings

We train adults, youth, and intergenerational groups to build strong youth–adult partnerships and youth leadership. All trainings include follow-up coaching to support implementation.

Example Trainings:

How adults can create an environment where youth want to be?

  • Youth and Adult Equity Trainings

How to support youth power building in social change work?

Intergenerational Partnership Foundation Training

  • Youth Power Trainings
  • Internalized Oppression Trainings
  • Youth Organizing Trainings
  • Youth Advocacy Trainings
How to build youth leadership into your organization?

Intergenerational Partnership Foundation Training

Level 2: Customized Capacity-Building Projects

We coach and support organizations to embed youth voice and leadership into their structures. These projects are tailored through evaluation and assessment processes and typically range from 3-month to 3-year engagements.

Level 3: Youth Leadership Group Development

BRIDGES supports the creation, recruitment, implementation, and evaluation of youth leadership groups. These councils are:

  • Housed at BRIDGES
  • Led by staff trained and supervised through BRIDGES
  • Supported intergenerationally across their full lifecycle
I was taught to speak up for yourself and actually bring your thoughts to life. Nobody can change something if somebody doesn't say anything.”
This is important work and should absolutely be elevated to other elected bodies.”

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Youth Power Up Trainings

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Internalized Oppression Training

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Youth Advocacy and Organizing Trainings

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Intergenerational Partnership Foundation Training with the MSCS School Board