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Reflections on Pride Month: Supporting LGBTQ+ youth is suicide prevention, and it doesn’t end after June

Reflections on Pride Month: Supporting LGBTQ+ youth is suicide prevention, and it doesn’t end after June By Cora Kircher There’s been this tweet circulating this past month that reads: “for pride month this year can straight people focus less on ‘love is love’ and more on ‘queer and trans people ... Read More

Social Capital in Youth Programs

Social Capital in Youth Programs By Sam Pearl Social capital refers to the resources that come from connections with other people. A rich network of authentic connections can help you to find that next job or opportunity. In the age of information overload and paid algorithms, strong social ... Read More

The Conference Creates Community

The Conference Creates Community By Gabe O'Brien                         Growing up in rural Maine, I found that there were very few events that connected communities from around the state; the Maine Youth Leadership Conference, I ... Read More

Reflections from 2022

  A Network of Possibilities The Maine Youth Action Network is designed to be a hub of connections and community. Amidst the ripple effect of COVID pandemic impacts, the MYAN team has felt the weight of this vision and recommitted our efforts to realizing it. We are grateful for the many ... Read More

Youth Take Action for Mainers in Recovery 

Youth Take Action for Mainers in Recovery  Over this past July, the Maine Recovery Advocacy Project brought together a community to support each other, share their stories and learn how to make legislative waves of change regarding substance use and prevention in Maine. At the heart of it, ... Read More

Youth in the Spotlight!

Katie's Making Moves at the Blueberry Harvest School Katie Francis, a seventeen-year-old high school student, has been making the yearly trek from her home of Eskasoni Mi'kmaw Nation, located in Unama'ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia, Canada, to the Passamaquoddy blueberry barrens in Downeast, ... Read More

Connection isn’t Complicated: Youth Perspective on Mental Health in Maine

Connection isn’t Complicated: Youth Perspective on Mental Health in Maine The Youth Health Council (or YHC) was formed in the fall of 2021 by youth members from around the state. The team gathered in an effort to create an open and understanding environment where young people could explore their ... Read More

Gateway to Opportunity is Expanding!

Gateway to Opportunity Expansion in 2022: Bringing Innovative Skill-Building Opportunities for Youth to New Communities By  Nikki Williams         The Gateway to Opportunity (G2O) program launched in 2016 as a pilot through a partnership between ... Read More

Are You Talking About the News?

Are You Talking About the News? Discussing current events is challenging. Many of us wrestle with how best to engage in conversation around difficult news. In the age of information, there is no shortage of contradictory "hot takes" and perspectives. Where do you get your news? Who do you ... Read More

The 2021 MYAN Annual Report is here!

Cover page of 2021 annual report

We are thrilled to present... The 2021 MYAN Annual Report! An annual report reflects just a few of the innumerable successes which occur during the year. Although we could not feature every example of great youth-adult collaboration and community building here, the MYAN team is so grateful for ... Read More

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