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Project Proposal: YES (Youth-Empowering and Supportive Congregations) Awards

Co-Sponsors: Joseph Priestly District DYSC

Point Persons: Clifford Andrew, Sam Trumbull

Primary Aide: Davin Taddeo

UU Principle: Youth Empowerment

Specific Issue: Youth in our district are having trouble with youth empowerment and youth-adult relations.

Hope to Achieve: The creation of youth empowering congregations and local YACs.

Short Term Goal: Publicize program, have more churches apply (5+)

Evaluation: Have articles in the Purple Cow (district newsletter) and mailings to all congregations in JPD.

Long Term Goal: Have 4+ churches actually receive the award in the spring at the district Annual Meeting.

Evaluation: Self-explanatory

Local/District Involvement: Spread the Program, meet criteria in ones local youth group

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* Youth Empowering & Supportive Congregations *
3rd Annual Joseph Priestly District 2003 YES Awards

Announcing: JPD's incentive program for Unitarian Universalist high school youth groups (YRUU's) within our district, entitled "YES" for "Youth Empowering and Supportive Congregations." At the JPD 2002 Annual Meeting the awards were announced for four of our congregations: Annapolis, River Road, Rockville, and Wilmington.

Purpose: To strengthen Unitarian Universalist high school youth groups in the JPD, to encourage programming of the 5 components of YRUU, and to improve youth-adult communication and interaction within congregations on local, district, and continental levels.

• Nomination of Congregation by your youth group or YRUU (see application)
• Demonstration of a youth-led and adult-advised program of learning, worship, community building, leadership, and social action
• Adult participation at JPD Youth Advisor Training-either September 2002 or March 2003
• Youth participation at JPD Leadership Development Con October 2002 or Spirituality Development Con January 2003
• Run a youth worship service at your church
• Youth participation at DYSC Annual Meeting and PUTSDD March 2003

Electives: (4 of 8 required)

• Demonstration of active Youth Adult Committee within your congregation
• Organize and run a social action project within your community
• Participate in a youth outreach caravan to a neighboring UU church
• Run a Con at your church open to YRUU members throughout the JPD
• Have a member of your youth group serve on DYSC
• YRUU youth participate in activities of your congregation (Nursery, Sunday School, Choir, Welcoming Committee, RE Committee, Church Board, etc.)
• Eligible youth become members of your UU congregation
• Graduating seniors participate in CampUUs and/or C*UUYAN

Time Frame:

• February 14, 2003-Applications due for 2003 YES Awards
  
• April 2003-Announcement of 2003 Awardees at JPD Annual Meeting

Award:
Certificate for congregation, Banner for youth group, Publication in JPD directory.

To Apply:
This is an annual award. For 2003, complete the enclosed application and submit by Feb. 14, 2003 to: JPD-YES Award, 100 W 10th St, Suite 1008, Wilmington DE 19801.

Consensus

Bylaw Change: Include Our Canadian Pals

Co-Sponsors: Rachelle Rickards, Sam Trumbull

UU/YRUU Principle: Equal representation, Use of the democratic process

Specific Issue Being Addressed: The CUC and UUA have split. The Western Canada district doesn't exist, but Canada now has four un-represented regions.

Hope to Achieve: An equal voice for the Canadian regions at Youth Council.

Article V, Section 1a
Bylaw as Stated:
a) One youth chosen by and representing the youth organization of each of the 23 districts of the UUA, with the exception of…

Bylaw with Changes:
a) One youth chosen by and representing the youth organization of each of the 20 districts of the UUA, and 4 regions of the CUC, with the exception of…

Explanation: This includes representation from each of the new regions.

Consensus

Resolution to Encourage a Means to Support Canadian Youth Programming

Co-Sponsors: Stu Neils-Kraft, Tim Murphy, Sam Trumbull, Jodi Slezak, Allison Dawe, Ed Irvin, Rachelle Rickards

Point Person: Sam Trumbull

Primary Aids: Jodi Slezak, Allison Dawe, Stu Neils-Kraft, Ed Irvin

UU Principle: Youth Empowerment, Goal of World Community

Specific Problem Being Addressed: Due to the separation of the CUC and UUA, funding for youth programming in Canada has been greatly reduced. YRUU as a continental organization is responsible to its entire constituency, therefore it is important to fulfill these responsibilities by any means possible to assure the continuance of youth programming.

Hope to Achieve: Raise enough money to assist in fulfilling the need for YRUU programming in Canada.

Short Term Goal: Districts, should they support the cause, maybe encouraged to help in any way possible, such as establishing a conference tax of at least $1 (US) per conference attendee or other means of fundraising to be sent to the DOLL (Director of Lifespan Learning)

Steps to Achieve:
1. Presentation of this resolution to district YACs or DYSCs.
Who: YCRs Deadline: October 31, 2002
2. Establish communication with point person regarding conferences.
Who: Sam Trumbull Deadline: December 31, 2002
3. Each district YAC needs to come up with a process for implementation based upon how their finances are handled.
Who: YCRs Deadline: December 31, 2002
4. YCRs should be in contact with one another throughout the year to communicate the various implementation procedures.
Who: YCRs Deadline: Ongoing
5. Send the money to the CUC DOLL.
Who: District YAC treasurer or equivalent Deadline: Ongoing
6. Repeat this process for each conference.
Who: Districts Deadline: Ongoing
7. This issue will be re-evaluated every year for the next three years; should the CUC be able to send their YCRs to Youth Council and hold youth conferences on a regular basis without financial assistance from outside groups at any point throughout this period, districts will be informed that this aid is no longer needed.
Evaluation: Point Person will stay in contact with YCRs, keeping track of the numbers and staying in dialogue with the CUC DOLL about how the money is being used. This information will be presented to next year's Youth Council.

Long Term Goals: To support the CUC's youth programming efforts and enable them to become a self-sufficient, financially stable, and well-supported organization.

How this will further the Principles and Vision of YRUU:
It will support and encourage youth programming and youth empowerment.

How this will further the greater denomination and the world:
It will help spread YRUU and UUism outside the UUA and the United States

Fiscal Impact: None

Consensus