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Article: New advocacy council helping young people communicate about sex.(Commentary)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 25, 2005
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Byline: BUILDING YOUTH ASSETS By Shannon Kilduff For The Register-Guard
Have you ever looked at your clients or customers and realized that many of them are young people? Have you ever recognized that youth make up a significant portion of our community, yet have few meaningful opportunities to share their opinions? Have you ever considered involving young people in your organization's decision-making?
`Youth are 26 percent of our nation's population and 100 percent of our nation's future, yet they have no right to vote," said Samantha Phillips, a sophomore at North High in Des Moines, Iowa, in a speech to community leaders about healthy teen sexuality. ...