In order to increase our community's capacity to provide critical services to youth in our county, we schedule trainings that respond to the expressed needs of partners for information and skills. Though partners get seating priority, when space is available, we invite the larger community. Contact Andi Waisman, awaisman@nenetwork.org, if you are interested in attending or would like to request a training topic. Youth ImPact partners can find registration instructions on their "Partners Only" tab.

NEN provides on- and off-site training and consultation in the following areas: Program Planning and Evaluation, Youth Development, Guided Strategic Planning Strategic Planning and Group Facilitation, Fundraising, Community Building, Information Technology. Training/consultation sessions are reduced in price for NEN members and selected trainings are FREE for Youth ImPact partners. See partner registration instructions under our "partners only" tab. More extensive consultation in strategic planning, fundraising, research and evaluation are also available, and customized to each client's needs. Visit us at www.nenetwork.org for details about upcoming events! Fees are subject to negotiation. To arrange for training or consultation, contact NEN Director of Training Cindy Carraway-Wilson at cwilson@nenetwork.org, or (207) 319-6009.

"Connecting the dots for program design"
Thursday, June 25th, 10 – 2:00
Guilford Church, 38 Church Drive, Guilford.
This training helps us develop programs that fall within our mission, answers community needs and utilizes agency and community assets. Facilitated by Rebecca Muller, an independent consultant, who provides program design, proposal writing, start-up services and training for non-profits in New England region. She works with agencies and communities to design services that address a community's need, develops and maximizes its assets and promotes resource development in the context of collaboration.

Tour to the Worcester Teen Center
Monday, June 22nd from 2:00 - 5:00;
We can tour and hear about the center and its programs for an hour and then observe the 3-5:00 group. The 3-5 pm group, called Urban Community Action Planning for Teens, has 10 youth in the program and it’s a social justice curriculum that has youth thinking of ways in which they can impact their own communities by getting involved. The training leads to final projects of social change. Ms. Ramirez thought this would be great to observe because it has implemented elements of their Circles Training which is becoming their youth development model.

Tour to the Northeast Kingdom Community Action in Newport
Wednesday, June 17th, 10 – 1:00.
They run a very good life-skills group as part of their transitional living program (TLP). Many of the youth in attendance are mandated through state child protective services, but other young people in the organization attend as well. They cover topics ranging from budgeting and cooking to parenting (they are a multi service organization and have a diverse range of needs among their clients).


Our past events included:

Youth Violence, Its Causes and Cures:
Wednesday, April 29th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Provided us with an overview of the research and theories in the field of youth violence and bullying prevention in general keeping in mind that the risk and protective factors for many risk behaviors are interrelated and the information will apply to other risky behaviors as well. We gott a sampling of best curricula and programs so that we may integrate them into our own. Trainer was Ruth Ever, Youth and Family Educator at the Northwestern District Attorney's office, working for the past 8 years on violence and bullying prevention work (and over 20 years experience in public health and community organizing).

"ASSET MAPPING"
Monday, June 1st, 9:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Site to be determined.
This training offers youth and family serving organizations two fully integrated techniques to map, manage and mobilize the assets of program participants to develop programs that better meet participant needs.

To register for any of these trainings, contact Andi Waisman .