FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fw: IMPORTANT YMF Update

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kirsten Anderson-Stembridge 
To: Kirsten Anderson-Stembridge ; mregan6264 [at] aol.com ; kuoppala [at] 
yahoo.com 
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: IMPORTANT YMF Update


Greetings Youth Moving Forward (YMF) Supporters!

 

Important Updates!

 

  a.. The Youth Moving Forward concept bill has been drafted and needs House 
authors! 
  b.. Youth Day & Rally at the Capitol is March 5 
  c.. YMF is advancing - an update on hearings 
  d.. Tools you can use! Postcards! Stickers! Event in A Box! 
Next meeting - March 16, 10-12 at LSS (2485 Como Ave, 55108), all are welcome, 
conference call will be available

 

YMF Concept Bill - this legislative proposal includes the whole YMF agenda 
(attached again) including Ready to Launch and $8 million for the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act. The bill is being presented as a large concept bill so we 
can secure a joint hearing and educate a wider array of legislators on these 
important issues. 

**  Chief author in the House is Rep. Rosenthal - new legislator from the Edina 
area with great passion for these issues. TAKE ACTION -- Please contact your 
House members and ask them to sign onto the bill. Members are welcome to sign 
onto the bill from now until early Wednesday. If you hear back from your 
Representative that they would like to be on the bill, please share that 
information with Kirsten at kanderso [at] lssmn.org or 651.308.7765.

** Our Senate authors include chief author Sen. Dibble and co-authors Sen. M 
Olson, Sen. Tomassoni, Sen. Cohen and Sen. Moua authorship on the Senate side 
is limited to 5 authors. TAKE ACTION -- Please thank these Senators when you 
have an opportunity to do so.

 

Youth Day & Rally at the Capitol - March 5 - Join with dozens of organizations 
and hundreds of youth participants rallying around homelessness, mentoring, 
out-of-school time, workforce development and youth intervention to tell the 
State of Minnesota that investing in Minnesota youth IS part of the solution! 

MN State Capitol Rotunda
March 5, 2009
12:30-1:15 p.m.

       
      

      The Rally for Youth Day at the Capitol was created so that hundreds of 
participants from dozens of youth service organizations throughout MN could 
come together to rally behind common issues:

      Homelessness 
      Mentoring 
      Out-of-School Time 
      Workforce Development 
      Youth Intervention

      Youth services do not exist or work in an exclusive, solitary environment 
to meet the needs of young people. We must engage communities and enact 
policies which promote a comprehensive approach to youth policy. On March 5, we 
will celebrate the successes of these young people, who have benefited from 
multiple programs and services available to support them. They are sharing 
their stories so that the State of Minnesota will hear our message: 

      Investing in Minnesota Youth IS part of the solution!

      *This is part of the day-long activities for the Rally for Youth Day at 
the Capitol.  The Rally is open to the public and we encourage all to show your 
support!  If your organization wishes to participate in the full-day's 
activities or for more information, please contact jstrinmoen [at] mnyipa.org, 
Promisefellow [at] Mentoringworks.org or (888) 945-YIPA.

       

      YMF Hearing Successes! - The needs of homeless youth statewide were 
identified as issues in front of the Senate Health and Human Service Finance 
committee with testifiers from John Moline of Duluth, Tim Reardon of 
Minneapolis and a very powerful youth testifier - Yuleski Betharte. Ready to 
Launch policy proposals were heard in Senate and House policy committees - both 
passed with flying colors, especially after David Anderson, a youth from 
Northern Minnesota, inspired Senator Marty's committee with his testimony.

       

      The successes YMF legislative proposals have with legislators is due to 
your ongoing community engagement, organizing and direct conversations with 
legislators. Together we are stimulating exciting action in the 2009 session.
     

 

Tools you can use! Postcards! Stickers! Event in A Box! - Please contact 
Kirsten to receive postcards or stickers - and Merci Rocha at m.rocha [at] 
bridgeforyouth.org for more information and your own Event in A Box. These 
fantastic tools are wonderful for use with youth, board members, community 
supporters, donors, and others. Please be certain that you sign up every person 
who sends a postcard in to their legislators (sign up sheet attached) - 2009 is 
an important movement building year, and we must seek to retain all available 
supporters!

 

Next meeting - March 16, 10-12 at LSS (2485 Como Ave, 55108), all are welcome, 
conference call will be available

 

Thank you all for your great work - please stay tuned as other opportunities to 
take action will emerge rapidly over the remaining few months of the 
legislative session.


Warmly,

Kirsten

 

Kirsten Anderson-Stembridge

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

kanderso [at] lssmn.org 

651.969.2354 

651.308.7765 - cell

 


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