National League of Cities Creates City Platform to Better Support Families

The National League of Cities has created a City Platform for Strengthening Families and Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth. Grounded in real examples, this document is designed to help city leaders thoughtfully plan and sustain how they can better support children, youth and families. They provide sample resolutions, how to form a Mayor's Youth Council and outline other important tasks.

For those of you who are seeking to strengthen your relationship with your local officials, this resource may offer an important blueprint for action.

National League of Cities Announces Afterschool Policy Advisors Network - May 21 Web Seminar Scheduled

The National League of Cities' Youth, Education and Families Institute has created a new on-line community for municipal leaders. "The Afterschool Policy Advisors Network (APAN) is an interactive, online resource center to help municipal leaders find, share, and discuss knowledge on how to build citywide systems of high-quality out-of-school time programs. The YEF Institute will host a web seminar on May 21, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time to demonstrate how city officials can use the APAN Online Community to improve their afterschool efforts."

Click here to register for the APAN Online Community and the May 21 Web Seminar.

For those of you who have strong relationships with your local elected officials, this could be a valuable tool to help support their efforts to support you.

Some text courtesy of The National League of Cities.

National League of Cities Sponsors YOUTHScape

The National League of Cities has created YOUTHScape. YOUTHScape is the place where youth leaders from cities all across the country can talk to each other about what they are doing to make their cities a better place. City youth leaders can join a free listserv. Click the link and follow the instructions to join.