Outline of Responsibilities
Madhawi
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Invite local schools/students
o DC Prep
o Hope Academy
o Dunbar High School
o Brookland Middle
o Wilson High School
Secure sponsors
o Howard University School of Social Work Student Council Association
(HUSSWSCA) – Food
o Liberated Art – Marketing
Project Manager
o Monitor planning progress
o Maintain database of contacts
Brittini
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Secure workshop facilitators
Secure sponsors
Secure prizes, give-a-ways, & decorations
Kameko
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Secure location
Secure sponsors
Develop workshop agenda/curriculum
Function as a liaison for Beacon House community and group
Kameko Johnson-Styles
April 9, 2017
Personal Assessment
The group met in-person on Friday, April 7tth at 5:00pm to discuss our personal
assessment and to finalize any outstanding tasks that need to be completed before the event on
Friday, April 14. My role within this group is central to the planning the event. Serving as a
liaison between the group and Beacon House (BH), I was able to secure the location, assess the
community wants/needs, and collaborate with target population to plan the details/agenda of the
workshop. In addition, I assisted the group with securing sponsors (Howard University Office of
Resident Life, and SEEDs for the Village) and developing the curriculum.
Due to a considerable amount of changes in planning, schedule conflicts, school
obligations, and a few bouts of procrastination, it was difficult to meet some of my benchmarks
in a timely fashion. Contrary to the original idea a half-day youth summit, the event changed to a
1½-hour workshop. My responsibilities listed in Gantt chart submitted earlier in the semester
shifted, and the dates of completion were pushed back. For example, I was supposed to do create
a social media page(s) and Eventbrite for the event during weeks 1 and 2 of planning.
Concerned with liability issues, Beacon House staff highly encouraged us to keep the program
offline and use physical flyers and posters to advertise. At the organization’s suggestion, I
removed that as a task. Once the date was finalized and marketing materials were received, I
displayed the posters and helped BH youth with passing out filers in community. On the day of
the event, I will assist with set up/breakdown, serve as a co-facilitator, provide opening and/or
closing remarks, and assist with handing out prizes.
Gantt Chart
Youth Development: Beacon House Youth Summit
ACTIVITY
PLAN START
PLAN
DURATION
Period Highlight:
ACTUAL
START
Group
Design mission and
purpose of youth
summit
1
2
Group
Outreach funding
resources
2
5
Kameko
Marketing (social
media)/ flyers
3
3
Group
Find location to hold
summit
1
1
Brittini
Confirm facilitators for
summit
4
3
Create an agenda of
events for day of youth
summit
4
4
Locating schools to
invite to the summit
2
4
1
Locate corporate
sponsors
1
5
1
Creating E-vites/send
out evites to students
3
5
Create database for
entering information of
people who register.
4
5
Arrange for food
catering/sponsors
4
5
Group
Madhawi
Group
Kameko
Madhawi
Brittini
ACTUAL
DURATION
PERCENT
COMPLETE
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1
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0%
1
1
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20%
20%
0%
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Plan Duration
PERIODS
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% Complete
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Running head: POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Enhancing Positive Youth Development through Education, Community Engagement, and
Social Justice for Minority Youth in Northeast Washington, DC: Beacon House Youth Summit
Madhawi Alkhamis
Brittini Johnson
Kameko Johnson-Styles
Howard University
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Project Overview
The proposed social action project will be a youth summit to be held at Beacon House
(BH), a community-based, nonprofit organization stationed at the Edgewood Commons
apartment complex in the 5th ward of Northeast Washington, DC (DC). In short, BH’s mission is
to cultivate positive youth development through education, athletics, nutrition, and culture so that
they become productive adults in society (beaconhousedc.org). Hosting approximately 400
youth in the DC metropolitan area among their programs, roughly 90% of BH youth live in lowincome households and/or belong to racial/ethnic minority populations. Taking into account the
current political, socioeconomic, and racial/ethnic challenges in society, it is imperative for
vulnerable populations to be engaged in civic processes. According to the Center for the Study
of Social Policy (CSSP; 2010), to promote, encourage, and establish life-long sustainability in
civic participation, it is critical to engage youth in activities before they reach the age of
majority. Broadly defined, civic engagement is political and non-political actions taken to
prevent and/or improve the conditions of communities (CSSP, 2001). Therefore, the purpose of
the summit is to offer age appropriate workshops that provide approximately 50 youth (11 – 18
years), with tools to encourage them to use their civic and political voice to help their
communities thrive.
The goals of the youth summit are to (1) educate participants on their rights and the
importance of civic engagement, (2) provide community engagement strategies for participants
to be involved in the community, and lastly (3) teach participants conflict resolution, problemsolving, and coping skills. In efforts to achieve listed goals, the objectives for each goal are
respectively: (1) 80% of summit participants will learn basic civil rights (2) participants will
learn at least 3 ways to engage with their community; (3) 75% summit participants will learn
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how to effectively resolve conflicts, solve problems, and demonstrate coping skills through
observing and/or participating in role play.
As previously stated, civic engagement has implications on personal and community
well-being, the vitality of democratic operations, and the overall functioning of the United States.
With that in mind, low-income and/or minority persons typically have lower participation in
civic processes than those of majority culture and higher socioeconomic status (Foster-Bey,
2008). With special consideration to DC, since it has not attained statehood, being engaged
locally is paramount. Aligning with the Black Perspective of Howard University (howard.edu),
this summit will teach youth about the unique experiences of racial/ethnic minorities with regard
to social justice and ways to circumvent it negative effects. In addition, the summit will focus on
highlighting, building and affirming their strengths.
Planning Benchmarks
The youth summit is expected to be piloted in BH’s main level campus (601 Edgewood
St. NE, suite 15) on Friday, April 7, 2017 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. Beacon House will partner
with students of Howard University School of Social Work to organize and execute the youth
summit. Proposed guest speakers include Kenyan McDuffie, 5th Ward Councilmember,
Kondwani Fidel, author, poet, activist, and educator (Baltimore City Public Schools).
Key Promotion Tools
Instagram and Eventbrite are social media platforms that will be used to promote the
youth summit. At minimum, each person on the planning committee will make two posts per
day on Instagram. Eventbrite will be used to send electronic invitations to stakeholders, and
allow attendees to make ticket reservations. Alternatively, traditional advertisement will consist
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of promotional flyers and poster/bulletin boards. The flyers will be issued to youth who live in
the Edgewood-Brookland community and posted at local middle and high schools.
Assessment Strategy
To assess the effectiveness of the summit, the organizers will use Kilpatrick’s four levels
of evaluation, which measures the attendees’ reactions, learning, behavior, and results
(Kirkpatrick, 2014). Evaluation forms will be provided at the end of each workshop as well as at
the end of the summit. The forms will include open- and closed-ended questions. Examples of
open-ended questions are “List three ways you can engage with your community”, “What did
you enjoy most about the summit”, and “What would you do like to see at the next summit?”
Conversely, examples close-ended questions are, “Indicate your overall satisfaction with the
summit” (very satisfied – very dissatisfied), “Did you find the activities useful” (yes/no), and
“Will you be able to use what you learned in your community?” The goal is to determine if the
summit was informative, what information/workshops are the most and least valuable, what
could be changed, as well as request recommendations for future summits. Follow-up surveys
could be used at 3 month intervals to determine if attendees increased their level of civic
engagement subsequent to the summit.
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References
Beacon House. (n. d.). Our mission. Retreieved from http://www.beaconhousedc.org/ourmission/.
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2011). Results-based public policy strategies for
promoting youth civic engagement. Retrieved from
http://www.cssp.org/policy/papers/Promoting-Youth-Civic-Engagement.pdf.
Foster-Bey, J. (November 2008). Do race, ethnicity, citizenship, and socio-economic status
determine civic-engagement? The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning
& Engagement. Retrieved from
http://civicyouth.org/PopUps/WorkingPapers/WP62_Foster.Bey.pdf.
Howard University School of Social Work. (n. d.) Strengthening diverse families and
communities: Vision and mission. Retrieved on from
http://www.howard.edu/schoolsocialwork/about/default.htm.
Kirkpatrick, J., & Kirkpatrick, W. K. (May, 2014). The Kirkpatrick four levels: A fresh look
after 55 years 1959 – 2014. Retrieved from
http://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com/Portals/0/Resources/White%20Papers/Kirkpatrick%
20White%20Paper%20-%20May%202014.pdf.
Gantt Chart
Youth Development: Beacon House Youth Summit
ACTIVITY
PLAN START
PLAN
DURATION
Period Highlight:
ACTUAL
START
Group
Design mission and
purpose of youth
summit
1
2
Group
Outreach funding
resources
2
5
Kameko
Marketing (social
media)/ flyers
3
3
Group
Find location to hold
summit
1
1
Brittini
Confirm facilitators for
summit
4
3
Create an agenda of
events for day of youth
summit
4
4
Locating schools to
invite to the summit
2
4
1
Locate corporate
sponsors
1
5
1
Creating E-vites/send
out evites to students
3
5
Create database for
entering information of
people who register.
4
5
Arrange for food
catering/sponsors
4
5
Group
Madhawi
Group
Kameko
Madhawi
Brittini
ACTUAL
DURATION
PERCENT
COMPLETE
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20%
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% Complete
Actual (beyond plan)
% Complete (beyond plan)
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