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Here's a quick overview of the Final Report
from the SR2000 conference from Jouvence. Remember that at each
conference the delegates are broken up into various teams where they
discuss various issues. That's why in the following you will view
various opinions from different teams/team members.
Contact your nearest SC office to receive the full version of the
report.
![]() TEAM 1 Smiling can make a big difference. It transcends all languages and breaks barriers. Smiling has the capacity to change a person's perceptions and feelings.
TEAM 2 The public needs to be educated on child poverty.
TEAM 3 All children and youth should live in an environment that is free from harm. Every child should feel secure and safe not only in their homes but also in their neighbourhoods and communities.
TEAM 4 Youth should help youth work with or in the community. People with life experiences should work with the kids. People should be seen as individuals, not as numbers.
![]() TEAM 5 Children have a right to have a voice, to speak their minds, to get help, to be empowered, to dream, and to succeed.
TEAM 6 We must invest in today's youth for a better tomorrow. We should put our knowledge about child poverty to use. Youth should have a huge voice and participate actively in the community.
TEAM 7 Youth need to change the system by having their voices heard. They need to inform the population of the issues from their perspective and to propose solutions to these issues. Only when we have input from youth can we work together, as a country, to contribute to the demise of child poverty. Youth need to involve youth of diverse backgrounds (privileged and underprivileged), as these youth are our country's future doctors, plumbers, computer programmers, politicians, and much more. It is our life and we can make it better.
TEAM 8 As youth, we are experiencing the problems in the social support system, so we are the ones who know how to change it, and should therefore be included in the process of change.
TEAM 9 All children should have the opportunity to be both respected and heard.
TEAM 10 Youth are the future of our world, and are the next generation of adults; therefore they are best equipped to initiate change today.
TEAM 11 Tomorrow must depend on today in order to overcome the past.
![]() TEAM 12 (Adult Team) Youth are not being heard. They have a lot to offer and we believe there can be a change. Youth are being left behind. We must become advocates for youth and force our peers and co-workers and community leaders to not just listen to young voices but to hear them. We are together responsible for affecting change, no matter who we are, where we've come from, or where we are going.
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Children need community
support. TEAM 2 Children need to be able to choose
whether or not they receive help for their problems. They
cannot be forced to deal with things they are not
prepared to deal with. We believe that youth need access
to other youth experiences relevant to their situation.
We think that this tool is the most effective resource
available for dealing with their problems. TEAM 3 Children need good health, love and
respect. 1) Organizing a dance or gig to
help fundraise money for the facility and the
community. 2) Making donation cans and place
them in local convenience stores to help raise
funds. 3) Making a video to show struggles
in everyday life that happen in the community. 4) Making posters and placing them
in bathrooms, on light poles and walls, in schools, on
billboards, etc. TEAM 4 Children need love. TEAM 5 Children need food, shelter, love,
encouragement, guidance, involvement, understanding, and
a means of self-expression. Children cannot live without
support, recognition, motivation, care, trust, and
respect. TEAM 6 Children need: all kinds of love;
stability and security; a good education; to express
themselves so that they may be heard; to be surrounded by
role models; mostly to have a healthy family. TEAM 7 Children need a strong educational
net that will provide a healthy environment where they
can learn academically, spiritually, emotionally and
socially. TEAM 8 Children need love, encouragement,
and the right to live in a safe, caring, supportive
environment. TEAM 9 Children Need Love. TEAM 10 Children need freedom from the
oppression of poverty. TEAM 11 Children need physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual support from the community to
achieve goals and self-worth. TEAM 12 (Adult
Team) Children need to be
heard. Nu ka is tewoka pokaksi
(Blackfoot). TEAM 13 Children need people to stop just
talking. Youth ideas for action,
based on recommendations. TEAM 1 ?
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TEAM 1