 Black Joy Retreat at St. Croix State Park
In April the board approved a NEW strategic plan. BBAY staff have been moving forward with youth outreach and engagement while laying the groundwork for collective action.
Key highlights since April:
- BBAY partners named their commitments and built workplans.
- Staff adapted outreach practices to include all youth and community, especially those historically marginalized, to be aware of and invited to engage in opportunities throughout the community.
- Staff expanded youth and community engagement in the Reimagine Black Youth Mental Health initiative through the Black Joy Summer Project.
- Staff activated the Recreation Equity Initiatives to ensure equitable access to sports, wellbeing, facilities, and programs.
- BBAY secured a new Hennepin County grant to advance our Anti-Hate work while expanding our Youth Participatory Evaluation.
- BBAY team onboarded new full-time staff - Meet Chia Xiong! And supported interns this summer.
By this fall, we will be well positioned to advance our two overarching priorities.
#1 Actively moving forward together with youth partnership and action: through Youth OnBoard - youth registration now open, Reimagine, Youth Participatory Evaluation, Youth in policy identification and education, to name a few.
#2 Developing adult partners capacity to accomplish our shared vision: through shared commitments, clear workplans, disparity reduction projects, and expanding youth engagement in evaluation practices.
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