Youth Voice: Empowering Leadership & Growth

What’s the best way to help youth make good decisions? Give them the chance to practice. In this session, you’ll explore how to elevate youth voice through meaningful opportunities for input, choice, and shared leadership. You’ll also learn how to gradually increase challenges, roles, and responsibilities—helping youth build confidence, strengthen decision-making skills, and step into leadership. 

About the OST Program Quality Essentials Series

This multi-session series focuses on the core elements needed to build and sustain a high-quality out-of-school time (OST) program. Grounded in the LATT Network’s Quality Practices Guide and the Weikart Center’s Pyramid of Program Quality, the series explores how to create safe, structured, and supportive environments that promote youth engagement, interaction, and voice.

Participants who complete all sessions (across one or multiple semesters) will earn the Quality Essentials Badge.

Who Should Attend? Sessions are designed for both front-line staff and managers.