PROJECT BACKGROUND

In late 2019, with support and partnership from Durham County, the Office on Youth launched the Durham Youth Listening Project. We set out to hear from Durham’s young people about their needs and dreams, and about what they think about the resources in their communities. We wanted to understand what was and wasn’t working about Durham’s youth services and programs. We knew this would help us set some priorities about the most important things to work on in the Office on Youth. The project could also help guide the work of anyone working to advocate for and support young people in Durham.

We worked in partnership with our youth ambassadors, community partners, and project consultants to do community outreach and host many listening sessions. We spoke with hundreds of young people, their caregivers, and people who work with and support youth.

Read the report (English) here. (PDF)

Read the report (Spanish) here. (PDF)

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