MRBN Network Meeting

May 5, 2022 

9:00-11:30am

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Meeting ID: 704 021 5445

Cultivating Mattering for Maine Youth

The Maine Resilience Building Network (MRBN) launched the Cultivating Mattering for Maine Youth initiative in 2020 and 2021 with a series of statewide events to bring awareness to the issue and engage a variety of youth serving organizations and stakeholders to inform the next phase of the Youth Mattering Initiative.

New Resources and Opportunities

MRBN will introduce the newly developed Youth Thriving Guide: A Guide for Community Action, resources, shared learning opportunities and an update on youth messaging guidance.

MRBN is leading the design and support for communities to implement strategies to create culture and practices so that youth feel that they DO matter in their community.

MRBN is committed to introducing Community Organization partners at our network meetings  to highlight Youth Mattering work in support of generating ideas, learning innovative practices and sharing successes. 

• Presenters

  Choose To Be Healthy serving southern York County - Simple Ways to Make Youth Mattering Matter to Your Work:

  Sally Manninen and Gina Brodsky will introduce how a community coalition in southern Maine brings youth connectedness to its communities and discuss their Youth programming in support of Youth Mattering. 

  Healthy Communities of the Capital Area- Lots of Ways to Show Youth They Matter

  Kevin Carter, Patricia Buck Welton and Joanne Joy will introduce some of the  opportunities their diverse funding has allowed them  to engage and support youth in many ways.

• ·       Restorative Practices at the Gardiner Middle School and Lawrence High School
• ·       It’s all about Collaborations-Engaging Partners
• ·       Expanding Summer Programming for LGBTQ+ Youth  

Be the Influence Coalition in Windham/Raymond

Laura Morris, Director- Be the Influence has designed an Arts in Prevention series that has yielded amazing outcomes for the youth involved. Through art, theater, Hip Hop, dance, music and journaling, youth are finding outlets for expression that are healthy and meaningful in helping them overcome adversity. 

 Become a MRBN Member today!  Your membership supports free Network Meetings and the Cultivating Mattering for Maine Youth Initiative.