WCYC and YIG

The Windham County Youth Council of 2007 would like to give our gratitude for the support that so many offered us in making the Youth Summit a success. Click here to read the article printed in the Brattleboro Reformer, reporting on the great outcome. This awesome accomplishment would not have been possible without the generosity of over 35 organizations and 50 adult supporters.

“Today I got to sit down in a group of young people that I've never met, facilitate an activity with them, and really get their attention and respect. It's something I've never really experienced before.”

“It's an amazing experience to be able to meet and communicate with youth from around the county, and I think it is an experience I will never forget.”

* 93% of youth who attended the Youth Summit felt that they gained a better understanding of the topics and issued discussed in workshops.

* About half (50%) of youth who attended the Youth Summit stated that they wanted to do something new or different as a result of what they learned in their workshops.

Examples include:

• identify sexual harassment when it happens and try to stop it

• teach people to keep calm in conflict situations and teach friends how to have effective conversations with adults

• encourage people not to drink and drive

• start a band

• start a yoga club

• be a part of the Race for Reason, a fund raising and awareness raising event related to the genocide in Darfur