Coalition Youth Leaders Training

The Partnership Training Center was a center of high energy on Sunday when 40 high school students from area coalitions got together for the first time for a Coalition Youth Leaders Training. The youth, who represent 6 Toledo area coalitions and TILT (the Partnership's Youth Board), were quiet and shy as they entered the building at noon. Just 6 hours later, they had met each other, developed workshop presentations, learned games, ice breakers, energizers and made friendships. The purpose of the training was to develop a staff to run a conference for 100 8th graders to be held in December. The students represented the following: Oregon Community & Family Coalition; Ottawa Hills Prevention Advisory Council; Perrysburg Alternatives to Substance Abuse Youth Board; Sylvania Community Action Team; Springfield Holland Assets Promoting Excellence; Swanton Area Community Coalition and The Community Partnership's Teen Institute Leaders Team. Twenty five adults from the coalitions and area colleges/universities assisted in the training. Check out the pictures from the training!