• We partner with NC youth advocacy and leadership organizations to offer training to youth. This training supports leadership through enhancing abilities to participate in advisory boards, train in partnership with others and participate in decision making processes.
• We develop youth partner trainers who can provide youth perspective directly to agency and community members in statewide training events.

• We support opportunities for youth contributions to statewide policy and program conversations.
• We seek youth input for statewide youth program and policy conversations.
• We support the development of local youth advisory resources.

• We seek youth input on policy and practice implications through focus groups, surveys and community outreach.

• We support youth involvement in state and national presentations and conferences.

Check out these great youth leadership resources for youth in substitute care from across North Carolina.