MANDEL CENTER FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE
The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program Supporting Professionals Who Support Youth.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program offers a premier professional growth opportunity for those who work with middle-school-age youth during out-of-school time.
We're looking for youth development professionals who:
See the strengths and gifts in youth; Commit themselves to providing youth the support they need to thrive; Seek to improve their own effectiveness through professional development and participation in a network of peers.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program was created in 2004 to provide professional growth and a network of colleagues for those who work with adolescents. Based on the concept of resiliency, the program is designed to meet the needs and schedules of professionals who work to help middle-school-age youth grow into healthy, responsible young adults.
The Fellowship consists of three components based on research on how adults learn, with emphasis on applying research to practice. The three components are:
Educational experience: Fellows participate in six days of educational programming spread over several months, combining academic learning with experiential learning. Formats include presentations, readings, discussions, and small group work.
Peer support and reinforcement: Small groups of fellows meet monthly to discuss integrating the resiliency model and youth development principles into their daily work.
Coaching: Technical assistance assists Fellows in incorporating concepts and strategies learned into existing and new programs in their workplace.
Fellows become part of a professional network that provides support and feedback long after the conclusion of the Fellowship period.
The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program is built on concepts of resiliency, a model of hope and empowerment. It focuses on strengths that all youth have to survive adversity and thrive in the face of severe stresses, including poverty, abuse, neglect, illness, and war.
Families, schools and communities that foster resiliency have three common characteristics: a caring and supportive emotional climate, high expectations, and meaningful opportunities for youth participation. The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program aims to help youth-serving agencies further develop these characteristics through support for the professional growth of their staff members.
The Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program is a cooperative venture of the Treu-Mart Fund (a supporting organization of The Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland) and the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University.
BECOMING A TREU-MART YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FELLOW
Up to 32 Fellows are selected annually from among professionals who work with middle-school-age youth during out-of-school time and are employed by either a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status or a government agency (other than a school).
The program seeks candidates who are committed to understanding and applying the concepts of resiliency and youth development when working with youth.
Prospective Fellows may nominate themselves or may be nominated by others who are familiar with their work, such as agency directors, colleagues, supervisors, parents, or youth.
After nomination, candidates are invited to make formal application to the program. The application process requires a statement of support from the candidate's agency or organization.
Fellows are selected from this pool by a committee made up of Fellowship staff and community representatives.
Nominations for Cohort 8 are due on or before September 15, 2008. Please submit either via e-mail to patricia.heilbron@case.edu or fax to 216-358-8529.
For more information, contact:
Patricia Heilbron, Project Director
Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program
Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Case Western Reserve University
216.368.1916
patricia.heilbron@case.edu