1. Seattle Youth CAN! Engaging Youth in Climate Action Through Local Collaboration
October 25th 2016

2. Seattle Youth Climate Action Network
Today’s Talk:
Overview of Seattle Youth CAN model
Local collaboration
Youth leadership
Action campaigns
Youth climate summit
Lesson from our first two years
Where we are headed
Questions

3. Why Youth? Why Climate Change?
Research by The Ocean Project and others has shown that:
“Youth are the most knowledgeable about, and most willing to act for, environmental causes.”
“Young people know there are problems, and are motivated to act. However, they are unsure what they can do to change things.”
Teens know CC is a huge and are motivated to do something, but are unsure of how to make chance

4. Next generation of conservation leaders
Teens as conservation interpreters and zoo ambassadors = ZooCorps
Teens take action as conservation leaders = Seattle Youth CAN

5. Seattle Youth Climate Action Network
Seattle Youth Climate Action Network empowers teens to address climate change in their communities through education, leadership, and action
Connecting teens with peers and local experts with support from trusted cultural institutions

6. What makes our model unique?
Youth driven action
Local collaboration & community support
Youth voices

7. Seattle Youth Climate Action Network
Short term participant impacts
Increased climate literacy
Increased engagement in climate actions
Increased leadership skills
Community impacts: Youth perspective a benefit to local agencies and orgs, strengthened partnership between institutions

8. Partnership

9. Why Partner? Partnership Leverage collective resources
Access for broader audiences
Increases visibility
Collaboration on common areas of focus (Youth + Climate Change)

10. Community Collaboration
Strengthening local relationships for our institutions, amplifying our commitment to conservation and fighting climate change

11. Community Collaboration
Direct contact with and support from local leaders

12. Youth Leadership
Supporting teens through leadership with purpose- planning actions, organizing summits

13. Youth Driven Action
Positioning youth as action drivers, giving them the tool to create change,

14. Transportation Challenge
In 2016, teen challenge participants logging 7,513 miles of not driven alone, which equals 3,214 pounds of CO2 saved

15. Training

16. Lessons Learned

17. Youth Climate Action Summit
100 teens and 20 community leaders participated in the full day summit at Woodland Park Zoo on Oct. 2nd

18. Future of Seattle Youth CAN
Community Advisory Group
Refine our local model
Expanded Outreach
Explore possibilities for national youth climate network
How to sustain initial enthusiasm? What does collaboration look like long term? How to reach teens not already engaged?

19. Join Us Follow us: @seattleyouthcan Join us: www.seattleyouthcan.org
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20. Questions?