“Pause & Prepare”

Purpose:
Help organizations understand what youth voice actually means, assess readiness, and avoid harmful or tokenizing approaches before involving youth.

Typical length: 4 - 6 weeks

Includes:

• Youth Voice Readiness Assessment (culture, power, risk, capacity)

• Review of existing structures (boards, committees, decision pathways)

• 2 facilitated leadership sessions (virtual or in-person)

• Youth Voice Ethics & Safeguards Framework

• Clear YES / NOT YET / NO guidance on youth engagement

• Written summary with prioritized recommendations

Deliverable:
A Youth Voice Readiness Brief outlining:

• Where youth voice can be integrated now

• Where it should not be integrated yet

• What must change first

Best for:
Risk-averse orgs, funders, or agencies that want to “do it right” before acting.

“Build Within What You Have”

Purpose:
Embed youth voice into existing systems without creating a new program, board, or committee.

Includes:

• Everything in Tier 1, plus:

• Identification of 1–2 existing systems for youth integration
  (e.g. strategy planning, service design, policy review, grantmaking, advisory input)

• Youth Engagement Pathway (how youth input flows → decisions)

• Adult Role & Power Mapping (who holds power and how it shifts)

• Compensation & Support Model for youth participation

• Facilitation of one pilot youth engagement moment (co-designed)

• Staff training on trauma-informed, power-aware engagement

Deliverables:

• Youth Voice Integration Map

• Pilot Engagement Plan + facilitation

• Staff-facing guidance + tools

Best for:
Organizations ready to act but unwilling or unable to build a new youth program.

Typical length: 8 - 10 weeks

“From Input to Influence”

Purpose:
Move youth voice from consultation to real influence inside the organization.

Includes:

• Everything in Tier 2, plus:

• Multi-system youth integration (up to 3 systems)

• Co-created Youth Governance Standards (tailored to org)

• Leadership coaching for executives & board members

• Long-term youth compensation & safeguarding structure

• Evaluation framework (impact beyond participation)

• Policy & documentation alignment

• Transition plan for org-led sustainability

Deliverables:

• Youth Governance Playbook (custom)

• Organizational Youth Voice Policy

• Evaluation & accountability framework

• 6 - 12 month sustainability roadmap

Best for:
Funders, government agencies, or orgs making a public commitment to systems change.

Typical length: 4 - 6 months

• Executive Coaching (Youth Power & Risk)

• Board Training (2–3 hours)

• Youth Compensation Framework Only

• Facilitation of Additional Youth Engagement Sessions

• Grant/Funder Language Alignment

These services do not require the creation of a youth board.