FYA is a hands-on approach to equip students with the skills necessary to become effective advocates for themselves and their community.
Florida Young Advocates is a nonpartisan, city-wide initiative to train high school students to be effective advocates for themselves and their communities. It provides a hands-on approach to equip students with the skills necessary to make positive changes at home while also preparing them for a future of successful advocacy. This organization was developed by a group of community-minded profess
10/06/2017
We had a fantastic time last week covering more constitutional law issues - lots of great, nuanced questions from our students. We also had a special guest who gave an overview of investigative techniques. We sure learned a lot and can't wait for our next session tomorrow!
09/19/2017
After two start date delays, we finally met to begin our fall FYA sessions! Students learned about the difference between a crime and a tort. Here, they are writing out a story that involves every tort they learned about. And yes, they were creative and brilliant as expected.
09/07/2017
Due to the approaching storm, we will be postponing our fall session start date until next week. Please stay safe, everyone, and pay attention to any updates by your local authorities. Click below for CNN's live state-wide updates as well.
We look forward to seeing our students next week! Until then, take care.
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We've made it to single digits! Just 9 days until our Fall sessions begin. I'm beyond excited to see our students back again!
07/12/2017
We learned a lot at the Duval County School Board meeting this week. An incredible amount of thought, research, and problem solving goes into a yearly school district budget and it was enlightening to hear those conversations.
06/25/2017
Thank you to Councilman Garrett Dennis and Executive Council Assistant Haleigh Hutchison for joining us today to discuss the role of City Council and the best ways to present a plan of action to them. We learned a lot!
Students then brainstormed what it means to be an advocate and came up with a preliminary list of action topics.
What a great Saturday!
06/10/2017
Our session on public health was great! These young advocates shared great ideas to improve their neighborhoods and we can't wait to help them set those changes in motion.
05/23/2017
Did you know that FYA is based on an incredible program from Ohio called the Law and Leadership Institute? Our director, Jacalyn Crecelius, was a LLI instructor in Toledo, OH and had been dreaming of bringing something similar to FL the moment she moved. It took a few years, but it's finally here. Take a look at this article from The Ohio State University, where two LLI students are featured.
"Ron was one of my students at the Law and Leadership Institute. From the moment I met him, I knew he would do great things and it looks like I was right. I love this program and am beyond blessed to have been a part of it. If these students learned half as much from LLI as I learned from them, then it's absolutely a success." - Jacalyn
https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/05/23/institute-with-ohio-state-roots-helps-students-prepare-before-the-rigors-of-college/
Institute with Ohio State roots helps students prepare before the rigors of college
05/15/2017
Our first session was an absolute success! Thank you to our brilliant, compassionate students for their desire to do good things in this world. A big shout out goes to our incredibly gifted speaker, Mr. Rodney Hurst, Sr! Thank you!
We can't wait for the next session where we will finish up with equal rights and begin our education discussion.
Stay tuned!
05/12/2017
It's almost time! The student workbooks are ready and so are we!
T-minus 15 hours - but who's counting?
05/09/2017
Thanks to Urban Yoga Jacksonville and Manifest Distilling for hosting our fundraiser last night. We had a great turnout and our yogis were especially generous. It was a great experience! Thank you to everyone that joined us!
Our first blog post is up! Check it out to see what we're all about. Check back weekly for more.
Thanks to our program assistant, Maria, for helping out with it!
http://www.floridayoungadvocates.com/blog
Blog Welcome, all, to the very first taste of being a Florida Young Advocate! This blog is going to be updated regularly with articles and excerpts relevant to what you’ll be learning in class each...