1. On Their Level: A Conversation about Youth Recruitment and Engagement
April 4, 2018
2–3 pm ET

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5. Introduction to What Works in Youth HIV (WWYH)
The WWYH project is operated by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., an international public health organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities around the world. WWYH runs through a cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Adolescent Health with funding from the HHS Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund.

7. WWYH Goal
Improve the health and well-being of America’s adolescents by providing practical and innovative website content that empowers youth-serving providers to meet the needs of youth at highest risk for HIV/AIDS.

8. WWYH Strategies
Support and promote interventions and strategies to better integrate HIV prevention focused on youth. Promote evidence-based programs and practices. Connect with training and technical assistance opportunities, including social media and educational campaigns.

9. Webinar Objectives
Understand why recruitment and engagement are common challenges for youth-serving programs. Describe program attributes for the tailored recruitment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ), homeless, and urban youth. Identify one recruitment or engagement strategy you can apply in your program.

10. Agenda Speaker introductions Conversation question #1
Presentation of strategies
Conversation question #2
Audience questions

11. Speaker Introductions

12. Meet Timothy Kordic.
Manages the HIV/AIDS Prevention Unit for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Has been working in the fields of sexual health and HIV prevention−education for 10 years
In charge of sexual health at LAUSD, K-12
Learn more:
aidspreventionlausd.net
projectula.org

13. Meet Maranda Ward.
Community educator, curriculum developer, and youth builder
Teaches in school and out of school spaces as faculty and a public health practitioner
Committed to amplifying youth voice, preserving community and civic identity, and advancing health equity
Learn more:
promisingfuturesdc.org
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14. Meet Lamar Anderson.
Community Mobilizer for the D.C. Prevention Center Wards 5 & 6 with over 13 years of experience
Focuses on increasing youth involvement as it pertains to issues directly affecting their communities
Motivated to create positive change in the lives of youth in the D.C. area
Learn more:
Drugfreeyouthdc.com
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15. Conversation question #1: What makes recruiting and engaging youth in programs so challenging?
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16. What makes recruiting and engaging youth in programs so challenging?

17. Presentation of Strategies

18. Tailoring recruitment for Latino and Black men who have sex with men (MSM)

19. Tailoring recruitment for Latino and Black MSM
Getting funding
specifically for the populations that are most impacted by HIV
Finding
the right community partners who are relevant to your population
Marketing
and recruitment for young people

20. Keeping young people engaged in youth development programs

21. Keeping young people engaged in youth development programs
Meaningfully engage
youth in program decisions and processes
Invest
in developmentally appropriate long-term programming options
Strategically align
programming to shifting youth values, needs, and interests 

22. Meeting homeless youth where they are

23. Meeting homeless youth where they are
youth’s basic needs
Community Conversations
to find out the overall needs of youth and their communities
Community Events
to help keep youth connected to their communities and promote belonging and membership

24. Conversation question #2: How do you know when it’s time to change strategies? What’s a strategy we should leave behind?
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25. How do you know when it’s time to change strategies?
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How do you know when it’s time to change strategies?

26. Audience Questions

27. Questions? Comments? Attendees are in listen-only mode.
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28. National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is on April 10, NYHAAD was established to educate individuals about the impact of HIV/AIDS on youth and highlight the work of young people in the U.S. to strengthen the fight against HIV/AIDS. Use the hashtag #NYHAAD on social media to learn how others are observing the day and to share your own plans.

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