Success Stories from the NH2020 Action Forum

Thanks to all of you who came to our Action Forum last December (photos here)! Not only did our new youth facilitators receive their certificates, but it was also a chance for the different New Haven 2020 Action Teams to meet each other, introduce their projects, and exchange ideas and strategies on how to make New Haven a better place in 2010. On theme that emerged in almost all of our action teams over the last couple of months was the need to engage youth in their effort, so on major area we will be working on in the next year will be youth outreach. The groups that are primarily working on this are located at Evergreen Family-Oriented Tree, Inc. in West River, at LEAP in Fair Haven, and around the WEB Management Team in the Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hill neighborhoods.

Additionally, we are keeping our mid-term goal in mind and plan to create new dialogues and action teams in other neighborhoods in 2010 and connect with groups that are already active. New Haven is a city that is full of people who are working towards a change, and New Haven 2020 is about connecting these people and getting more residents involved.

Celebrate with us at our Action Forum, Dec 10, 2009!

Over the last few weeks we have been meeting with members of the Action Groups that formed as a result of the dialogues last spring and worked with them to create mini-action plans so that they can break down their ideas into concrete, do-able action items and move forward. There are great ideas coming out of the community and we can't wait to share them with you! One of the major themes that emerged out of the dialogues was the need to engage youth in our initiative. As a result, several groups have organized dialogues with youth from their neighborhood and some of these youth will participate in a three-day long youth facilitator training from December 7 to December 9.

Our Action Forum on December 10, 2009, 6 pm - 8 pm, at Barnard School, 170 Derby Ave, New Haven is a great opportunity for you to meet our Action Groups face-to-face and learn first hand about their ideas, concerns, and strategies. This event will also be the Graduation of our new youth facilitators, where they will receive their diplomas!

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This is a great opportunity for you to to learn what we are all about and to get involved if you didn't have the opportunity to attend any dialogues last spring.