Upcoming Events
Youth-Powered Solutions™
Volunteer Opportunities with the Youth Senate
Fridays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Come volunteer in downtown Ann Arbor with the Youth Senate and help distribute food to those in need! Call or email the Youth Senate by 5:00pm on Thursday if you want to help (734-761-3005) or email senate@youthempowerment.com to sign up!
Volunteer at the Youth Senate office and help sort analyze results from our survey conducted at Huron High School on barriers to achievment. Email senate@youthempowerment.com to get more information and to sign up!
Achievement Solutions Teams™
AST at Huron High School provides academic Peer Coaching during Late Lunch! Email senate@youthempowerment.com for additional information.- Interested in raising money to fight youth poverty in our county? Take part in the Youth Senate's classroom presentations, bucket drives, and a dodgeball tournament fundraiser! This year's annual dodgeball tournament is on Friday, June 15. See details for preregistration below, then Email: senate@youthempowerment.com for more information.
Special Events
"Dodging Poverty" Charity DodgeBall Tournament!
Come to our second annual "Dodging Poverty" Charity Dodgeball Tournament! Washtenaw County has the second largest number of homeless people among Michigan's counties. For a $10 donation, you can help fight poverty in Washtenaw County and have a great time playing dodgeball! Adults are also invited to form teams and join the tournament.
- When? Friday, June 15 at 11:30 AM
- Where? Burns Park Shelter
- How? 1. Preregister a team of 6 by filling out a form at youthempowerment.com (See Form in left-hand column) 2. Email the form to senate@youthempowerment.com OR Drop off forms by Wednesday, June 13 in Room C227 at Pioneer or the Youth Senate mailbox at Huron. 3. Bring $10 to the tournament! ($12 for late registration turned in Friday 15th.)
Thank you to all of our participants at last year's 1st Annual "Dodging Poverty" fundraiser! Over a hundred students raised money to help purchase solar-powered calculators with clocks for homeless students.
Special Thanks to:Meijer, Dominos, Noodles & Co., and Asian City Restaurant
Community Volunteer Teams!
TEENS: Having trouble getting a summer job? Build a GREAT resume with REAL job skills and GOOD references by joining a week-long summer Community Volunteer Team!!
The Youth Senate is once again hosting summer Community Volunteer Teams. Students will commit to a week of diverse volunteering experiences with five different local non-profits, going to one organization each day of the week with their work team. Teens will also learn about resumes, interviews and job skills. One of the Community Volunteer Teams’ weeks in August will be for the Youth Senate’s “Women in Leadership" year-long program for girls.
Download the registration form and return to senate@youthempowerment.com or mail to Youth Senate at YEP address listed below, or call us at 417-4444.
Women in Leadership: What's Next?
This year-long program includes week-long summer Community Volunteer Teams of local teenage girls to volunteer with and learn about non-profits that serve women and their children. The program also aims to provide young women with nearly a dozen forums throughout the 2012-2013 school year that includes speakers, panels, and question and answer sessions with local women in leadership in all areas of society and respective careers.. Email senate@youthempowerment.com for more information or call us at 417-4444.
