Xavier University of Louisiana XULA Digital Commons Phase Action Strategies & Metrics New Orleans Youth Master Plan Data Repository 2020 New Orleans Youth Master Plan Letter of Commitment New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/phase_two_actions Part of the Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Social Justice Commons, and the Social Statistics Commons Recommended Citation New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board, "New Orleans Youth Master Plan Letter of Commitment" (2020) Phase Action Strategies & Metrics https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/phase_two_actions/1 This Strategies and Metrics is brought to you for free and open access by the New Orleans Youth Master Plan Data Repository at XULA Digital Commons It has been accepted for inclusion in Phase Action Strategies & Metrics by an authorized administrator of XULA Digital Commons For more information, please contact ksiddell@xula.edu Greetings, I am a 2021 graduating senior at Edna Karr High School, and I am asking you to join the movement alongside young people like myself and commit to implementing the New Orleans Youth Master Plan solutions. Last year, New Orleanians of all ages gathered to co-create the first phase of a Y outh Master Plan—a comprehensive roadmap pointing towards a future with more just and equitable outcomes for my peers Participants were guided by a new vision for New Orleans crafted by us, the youth of this city, which showcases our creativity, resiliency, and wisdom. Before I joined the Youth Master Plan development process as a Y outh Advisory Board member, I never thought there was something a person my age could to improve our city. But I quickly learned that we a re part of the solution, not the problem, and there is no future without us Our r efusal to accept the status quo by letting harmful stereotypes determine our future was key to creating our city’s first-ever Youth Master Plan. Youth across our city and all over the world are already working to define ourselves We are envisioning and creating our own futures What could really set this moment in New Orleans apart would be the commitment from people of all ages to work alongside young people to take action. Will you join young people like myself, along with adult partners, as we build a new future with the Youth Master Plan? We understand that there are many already working separately to combat the issues we face every day here in New Orleans We are calling on people of all ages, from all neighborhoods, and across all sectors, to work better together and turn Youth Master Plan solutions into action. New Orleanians my age will inherit the challenges of today It is essential that the community listens to and supports young people like myself from a place of partnership, respect, and power-sharing while lifting up youth leadership We are ultimately working towards centering youth success, birth to 24 and beyond. Please join us as we work to implement our New Orleans Youth Master Plan C lick here to express your commitment. Thank you, Lauren (Cloud) Benn, Youth Advisory Board Member of CYPB ... commit to implementing the New? ? Orleans Youth Master Plan solutions. Last year, New Orleanians of all ages gathered to co-create the first phase of a Y outh Master? ? Plan? ??—a comprehensive... guided by a new vision for New Orleans crafted by us, the youth of this city, which showcases our creativity, resiliency, and wisdom. Before I joined the Youth Master Plan development... as we work to implement our New Orleans Youth Master Plan C lick here to express your commitment. Thank you, Lauren (Cloud) Benn, Youth Advisory Board Member of CYPB