New Leaders for the New Age by Lauren Lindenbaum In a moment dominated by controversy and division, it’s easy to lose faith in the idea of a brighter future. That is certainly how I was feeling prior to stepping into the Collins Center at University of Maine’s Campus on Day 1 of Maine’s ... Read More
2021 Youth Engagement Network Success Stories
2021 Youth Engagement Network Success Stories In 2021 young people selected “We are the Now” as the Maine Youth Leadership Conference theme. Included in this report are 12 stories exemplifying the present-day leadership of Maine youth, and the myriad of ways we all benefit when young people’s ... Read More
Juneteenth and the Black Student Caucus: Our space for unity
by Christina Donato / laura iteka / Alexis Saba This Bridge Called My Back - Á la Black Student Caucus. Our space for unity. Celebrations for Juneteenth are upon us while the US government and states across the country, including Maine, declared it an official holiday. While I [laura] have been a ... Read More
The MYAN Annual Report is Here!
FY20 was possible because of YOU Great work happens in communities: We are our best selves when we are in close partnership with our neighbors, working towards shared visions of healthy and equitable communities. Many young people and adults across Maine make up the MYAN Network. Each person's ... Read More
Setting the Stage to Inspire: The 2021 Youth Leadership Conference
How this year's Planning Team made meaning at the virtual MYAN Youth Leadership Conference by Ysanne Bethel, Networks and Partnerships Coordinator Where we started This year, we all had to do things a little differently. In a state of global shock, we leaned into ... Read More
Raising the BAR in High School Sports
by beth broderick, MYAN Senior Program Officer and high school lacrosse coach Coaching high school athletics has always been about relationships. As leaders, we celebrate the small and big efforts of our teams – especially when the outcome is more hard-learned lesson than success. We ... Read More
YLC 2021 – Workshop Descriptions and Agenda
The agenda is set and ready to share! MYAN's 2021 Virtual Youth Leadership Conference features over 20 interactive sessions and a vibrant keynote presentation, all created by and for young people. Workshop topics include: youth leadership & changemaking, racial justice, youth activism, ... Read More
Equity and Justice Scholarship
Online Form - MYAN Equity and Justice Scholarship - 2021 Powered by Formstack ... Read More
2020 Success Stories from the Network
This year, the youth engagement network has done some incredible work. From Aroostook to York, Downeast to Western. The network has engaged young people in every public health district in Maine. To help tell some of the human stories of youth engagement work, we've collected some of the stories from ... Read More
What’s Next?
by Beth Broderick, with contributing authors April Lola and Sabrina Keene It is late Friday afternoon during the first week of November. In past years you would find me flat out exhausted, but inspired, from MYAN’s multi-day, youth-led statewide conference. Like ... Read More
