Program
Index
Community
Roundtable - June 26, 2001
Every Tuesday, community activists bring their perspectives to
a wide range of issues of local concern.
June 26, 2001
Topic: Youth and Teen Issues
Hear perspective from adults striving to create positive environments
for youth, and hear from teens to see if efforts are effective.
In-Studio Guests
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Tara
Lynn Abbott
Gilbert High School senior,
Gilbert Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council
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Melissa
Bez
Xavier College Preparatory senior,
Vice President,
Volunteer Center Youth Volunteer Advisory Board
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Von
Bryant
National Trainer,
Boys and Girls Clubs of America,
Prevention Consultant for MLB
and Pinnacle West Energy
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Michele
Mitchell
Parent
and Principal, Longview Elementary School,
Phoenix
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Transcript
"Every child -- and I really shouldn't say every child -- every
youth -- every teen -- wants to feel like they belong to something.
If they don't have the resources, if they don't have individuals,
positive mentors telling them this is where you can go to tap
in so that you can belong to something, if they don't have that,
then they're searching and they tap into anything that will give
them that sense of belonging, competency, usefulness, power and
influence. " Von Bryant,Boys and Girls Clubs of America Trainer
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Important Links
and Resources
Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley www.clubzona.com
Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix
www.bgclubs-phx-org
Boys and Girls Clubs of America www.bgca.org
Job Corps www.jobcorps.org
Tobacco Free Kids www.tobaccofreekids.org
Community Information & Referral www.cirs.org
Youth Service America www.ysa.org
Join Hands Day www.joinhandsday.org
YMCA www.ymca.net
Camp Fire Boys & Girls www.campfire.org
Depression
Focus
Adolescent Services: Teen Depression
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention
Program
School Violence
Family Education
National Insitute of Mental Health:
Helping
Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
Peer Pressure
Parenting
of Adolescents
Dealing
with Peer Pressure
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