Youth Advisory Commission

BOARD MEMBERS Jennifer Safford-Farquharson Judith Kirk Casey Burns Bryant Cortes Virginia Murphy CONTACT YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ●​ HTTPS://WWW.WORCESTERMA.GO V/YOUTH-OPPORTUNITIES 12/16/25 – 3:00PM - https://clarku.zoom.us/j/96715184204 ●​ HTTPS://WWW.WORCESTERMA.GO V/BOARDS-COMMISSIONS/ADVISOR Y-COMMISSION-YOUTH This Youth Advisory Commission meeting will be held online at the date, time and location listed above. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online or by phone: The [Board/Commission] is committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to all. If you need reasonable accommodations to •​ Use the following link to join the meeting via computer participate in the meeting, please reach out to the staff contact listed. While boards and https://clarku.zoom.us/j/96715184204 commissions do their best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if requested within short notice of the scheduled Note: If technological problems interrupt the virtual meeting meeting. Requests for American Sign Language component, the meeting will continue in-person. interpretation must be made 10 business days or more in advance of the meeting. Application materials may be viewed by appointment at Division of Hay disponibles servicios de interpretación y otras adaptaciones con solicitud previa. Youth Opportunities, 128 Providence Street, Worcester MA, between 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. ‫تتوفر الترجمة الفورية وغيرها من وسائل التيسير عند الطلب المسبق‬ अनवु ाद र अ6य आवसह अ'-म अनरोधपचत ु उपल5ध For more information concerning this meeting, please contact the हु6छ। Division of Youth Opportunities by email at Youth@Worcesterma.gov or Interpretação e outras adaptações estão phone at (508)799-1328 . Please send written comments 2 business disponíveis mediante solicitação prévia. days or more in advance of the meeting. If you need reasonable Përkthimi dhe akomodime të tjera janë në accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the dispozicion me kërkesë paraprake. staff contact listed. While boards and commissions do their best to Kasa nkyerɛaseɛ ɛne akwanya afoforɔ da hɔ accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if ma wɔn a wɔn bɛ bisa ato hɔ. requested within short notice of the scheduled meeting. Requests for Phiên dịch và các hỗ trợ khác có sẵn theo American Sign Language interpretation must be made 10 business days yêu cầu trước. or more in advance of the meeting. Para más información sobre esta reunión, comuníquese con el DIVISION STAFF [Department/Division] por correo electrónico al correo [Email] o por Jeury Abreu teléfono al [Number]. Envíe sus comentarios por escrito 2 días Raquel Castro-Corazzini hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Si necesita adaptaciones razonables para participar en la reunión, comuníquese con el contacto del personal indicado en la lista. Aunque las juntas y comisiones hacen todo lo UPCOMING MEETINGS posible para atenderle, algunas adaptaciones podrían no estar NOVEMBER 18, 2025 disponibles si se solicitan con poca anticipación a la reunión programada. Las solicitudes de interpretación de lenguaje de señas DECEMBER 16, 2025 estadounidense deben hacerse 10 días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. JANUARY 20, 2026 FEBRUARY 17, 2026 Call to Order – 3:00PM MARCH 17, 2026 1 APRIL 21, 2026 State of Youth Employment in Worcester for 2026: Jeffrey MAY 19, 2026 Turgeon JUNE 16, 2026 Advocacy Strategies for Youth Employment in 2026 Division of Youth Opportunities updates Adjourn ​ 2 Page 3 agenda items (if needed) MOVE CURSOR & START HERE (Please do not continue typing on the sheet right before it hits the end of the page or the table textbox will push this sheet down and the words will stay aligned on one side of the sheet) 3