Dear Native American Youth Providers,
As a grantmaking organization focused on connecting underserved youth to the outdoors, the Stewardship Council seeks to foster ideas and knowledge exchange to increase capacity and effectiveness of programs in this field. In particular, we have had requests to help facilitate more interaction and dialogue among Native American youth providers to identify best practices, build program capacity, and promote information sharing. To this end, we are organizing a workshop for Native American youth providers that will focus on the unique characteristics and issues of providing quality outdoor experiences for Native American youth. The workshop will be held at the Putah Creek Lodge at UC Davis on April 20th from 9 am to 4 pm.
The workshop objectives are to:
· Identify best practices to sustain and build capacity of Native American outdoor youth programs
· Foster knowledge, networking, and information sharing among Native American youth providers
· Increase awareness on ways to improve outdoor programs for Native American youth
· Discuss ways to improve the cultural relevance of outdoor programs for Native American youth
The workshop will be interactive and hands-on. During the workshop participants will explore the characteristics of effective Native American outdoor youth programs and assess programs to improve and strengthen them. For more details about the workshop, please see the attachment.
The Stewardship Council is convening the meeting with the UC Davis Native American Studies Department as our host. Since the Stewardship Council’s Youth Investment Program serves youth between the ages of 13-18, the discussion will be focused on this age group; however, the discussion will likely be applicable to younger youth as well. The workshop is open to all at no cost and lunch will be provided. The deadline to register is noon on April 14th.
If you are interested in participating please send an email, addressing the following questions, to Manav Thapar at mthapar@stewardshipcouncil.org:
- Contact Information: Name, job title, and organization, email and mailing address.
- Will you be bringing any other staff? If so, please provide their contact information.
- Where will you be traveling from?
- Are you willing to share your program model/design and/or other materials?
For further information, or questions please contact Manav Thapar at (650) 401-2143 or Mary Adelzadeh at (530) 305-7874.
Sincerely,
Steve Hagler
Director of Youth Investment
InterTribal Youth, exists to prepare Native American youth for a brighter future through hands-on life experiences that combine academics, adventure travel, health and wellness, cultural exploration and economic opportunities.