Youth Community Mobilizers Share Strategies and Advice about Building Capacity in Under-Resourced Communities

On the weekend of September 22 -23, 2006, two dozen youth (aged 15 – 20) and adults from Oasis/Community Impact! in Nashville, Tennessee; Youth in Action and Young Voices in Providence, Rhode Island; and Austin Voices for Education and Youth in Austin, Texas convened in Washington, D.C. for a mini-summit to discuss core principles for youth engagement and strategies for building capacity within under-resourced communities.