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Youth in the Know

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Join our community of youth supporting each other and learning from professionals and SPAN staff on empowerment. Explore our blog on self-advocacy, community engagement, and youth empowerment. Become a member of our youth advisory council, Youth Empowering Voices (YEV) a group of trained youth advisors from New Jersey who will actively participate in meetings, webinars, and events to improve the transition to adult life for youth. Want to learn more or get involved? Sign up here:

Youth Chat

A community of youth supporting youth, monthly, hearing from professionals and SPAN staff on empowerment in daily living.

Youth Hub

A one-of-a-kind blog on self-advocacy, community engagement, empowering youth, supporting youth voices, and common-like themes.

Youth Empowerment Voices

Members of YEV train in advocacy and participate in regional meetings, teleconferences, webinars, and events dedicated to improving the transition of adult life experience for youth. Recruitment is on a case-by-case basis, and spots on the council are limited; members are compensated for their time.

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