Youth Engagement
Mayor Andre Dickens' Year of the Youth Initiative
“The Year of the Youth is about every one of us — and I do mean every person, every nonprofit, every company, every government agency — coming together to show up for our young people.
We want to eliminate barriers that prevent young people from reaching their full potential, and invest in youth programs and services that open doors.”
-Mayor Andre Dickens, 2023 State of the City
Our Youth Engagement Work
We are dedicated to ensuring that youth from all backgrounds are uplifted and included as we step into tomorrow.
Our Youth Engagement initiatives include volunteer events, international youth delegations, speaking engagements with middle and high school groups, and programming with partner organizations. Learn more below!
Looking for youth and parent support resources? Check out this page instead.
2023 Impact Data
School Engagement
We partner with local schools to offer presentations around our mission, work, and how students can get involved. This helps expose students to jobs in public service and can offer students a chance to see themselves reflected in career pathways.
To learn more or invite us to your class, please contact Peter Pimentel at ppimentel@atlantaga.gov.
United Nations of Play
We partner with the Children’s Museum of Atlanta of offer an annual United Nations of Play event, celebrating play around the world.
Our 2023 event featured cultural performances, children’s activities, and fun facts from the Bahamas, Germany, Ghana, and Pakistan!
Young Middle School Partnership
We have developed a strong partnership with teachers and administration at Jean Childs Young Middle School, aiming to bridge the gap between communities and school in an inclusive way.
In 2023, we scaled up programs to reduce violence, improve access to quality education, and promote youth mental health and wellbeing by partnering on Community Resource Events, a Bike Giveaway, and in-school events like Parent Night and Curriculum Night.
Georgia Tech Human-Centered Computing Cohort
Georgia Tech’s Human-Centered Computing PhD student Ashley Boone presented her work to our team, titled “Data Systems for Care.” As part of her research, Ashley studied the way our office collects data out at our Community Resource Events and used these practices as a model for her published research paper: “Data Practice for a Politics of Care: Food Assistance as a Site of Careful Data Work.”