Podcasts: Youth Speak Out About Positive Youth Development Programs

How does Positive Youth Development (PYD) empower youth to make decisions and take control of their lives? The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) thought young people could tell us best. So we asked them.

In its PYD audio series, NCFY interviews young people involved with Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) programs. Youth reveal what program practices enrich their lives and help them grow into healthy, self-sufficient adults.

Podcast #3: "Leading the Way"
Date: 03/21/2008 | Time: 00:11:45 | Size: 13.4 MB
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NCFY staff member Brianna Lux talks to two young people about how youth leadership has challenged and inspired them. Visit these Youth Involvement and Leadership links to find out more about opportunities and programs for youth to become leaders in their own communities.

Podcast #2: "My Whole Life's Been a Story"
Date: 10/25/2007 | Time: 00:11:45 | Size: 13.4 MB
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NCFY staff member Ericka Blount Danois talks to a young man whose life was given meaning by a runaway and homeless youth outreach worker.

Podcast #1: Abstinence as Empowerment
Date: 7/30/2007 | Time: 00:07:18 | Size: 4.1 MB
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NCFY staff member Adrian Burnim talks to a young woman who says abstinence is more than a decision not to have sex. It's a way of valuing herself.

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Upcoming episodes will feature interviews with:

a youth who has a mentor through the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program