BY ANGIE B., ALEXANDRA HOUSE YOUTH SERVICES ADVOCATE The Youth Services team ended its summer by hosting the Youth Leadership Institute in August. Having run the program last year, I was very excited to see the project this year’s cohort would create. We started planning for the institute in May, and one of our tasks […]
BY Angie B., ALEXANDRA HOUSE Youth Services ADVOCATE Near the end of the summer, Alexandra House Youth Services hosted the 2021 Youth Leadership Institute. Our Youth Leadership Institute is a chance for high-school-aged young people to dive deeper into topics surrounding teen dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault. It’s an amazing opportunity to gain advocacy […]
BY: Shoshana b., ALEXANDRA HOUSE Youth SERVICES ADVOCATE Students from several Anoka County high schools received vigorous training on the topics of domestic violence, sexual violence, advocacy, and prevention strategies. They were then tasked with identifying a risk factor in their community, and addressing it. The Leadership Institute unanimously identified that their peers were unaware […]
Not Available! For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. In April 2017, Alexandra House partnered with the Rachel Circle at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka bringing Breaking the Silence on Teen Dating Violence to teens and parents. […]
Not Available! For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. This week our students weighed in on relationships in the media. Shows from One Tree Hill to Pretty Little Liars to Love and Hip Hop, and even books […]