EP 93: Community Advocacy featuring the Collective Action for Youth

There are numerous problems negatively influencing communities across the country. However, developing a strategy to address these concerns can be complex and overwhelming.  Community advocacy is when a person or organization brings to light civic issues to policymakers, politicians, and the local citizenry to create change. Therefore, today’s episode of the making after school cool podcast highlights community advocacy and features the work of the Collective Agency for Youth.  

During this podcast you will learn the following:

• A definition of community advocacy?
• The goals of the Collective Agency for Youth the target audience e and the type of services the agency provides
• The importance for having community advocacy resources
• Examples of challenges and rewards regarding conducting youth advocacy work

Guest

Tiffany Echevarria, Tiffany is currently the Executive Director of the Collective Action for Youth. Her background includes implementation, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement for youth programming. Tiffany is an experienced facilitator who regularly brings people together to dialogue around race and diversity. In this role, she is eager to work shoulder to shoulder with youth to create better solutions for the community.

Resources

Collective Action for Youth

www.Ca4y.org

Tiffany Echevarria

tiffany.echevarria@ca4y.org

 Mike Wilson

mwilson@hcde-texas.org

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone