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Community Recognition Youth Leadership Award

My name is Noemi, 20 years old I have been living in Westwood, a neighborhood in Southwest Denver for about eleven years I started volunteering in my community since I was 13 As I grew a bit older, something I learned when looking for a job was how actions can be done by making connections with people. This way I learned what projects were going on at the time and be invloved. By connecting with someone in community at 15 years old I started my first job at Groundwork Denver Then, three years later I started leading my team of youth and working in Westwood at Groundwork Denver

Also, during this time I was hired at Denver Public Health while also being in school getting an associates degree in business administration. At DPH I began working in two different projects one is Healthy Beverage Partnership and the other one is Communities That Care(CTC). I have been working at Denver Public Health for almost two years and have learned many new skills Through both projects I have been able to be part of hiring youth for leadership positions and leading a youth coalition In the CTC group we gather to discuss issues in Southwest Denver and ways to find solutions. In these CTC meetings there is both adult and youth perspective conversing about the issues. It has been great working with people who are open to working with youth because some of the issues involve the youth.

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Mi nombre es Noemí, tengo 20 años He estado viviendo en Westwood, un vecindario en el suroeste de Denver durante unos once años Comencé a trabajar como voluntario en mi comunidad desde que tenía 13 años. A medida que crecía un poco, algo que aprendí al buscar trabajo fue que se pueden hacer acciones al hacer conexiones con las personas. De esta manera, aprendí qué proyectos estaban sucediendo en ese momento y asi me involucre Al conectarme con alguien de la comunidad a los 15 años, comencé mi primer trabajo en Groundwork Denver Luego, tres años después, comencé a dirigir mi equipo de jóvenes y a trabajar en Westwood con Groundwork Denver Además, durante este tiempo fui contratada en Denver Public Health mientras estaba en la escuela obteniendo un título de asociado en administración de empresas. En DPH comencé a trabajar en dos proyectos diferentes, uno es Healthy Beverage Partnership y el otro es Communities That Care (CTC) He trabajado en DPH durante casi dos años y he aprendido muchas habilidades nuevas A través de ambos proyectos, pude ser parte de la contratación de jóvenes para puestos de liderazgo y liderar una coalición juvenil En el grupo CTC nos reunimos para discutir temas en el suroeste de Denver y formas de encontrar soluciones. En estas reuniones de CTC hay una perspectiva de adultos y jóvenes conversando sobre los temas. Ha sido genial trabajar con personas que están abiertas a trabajar con jóvenes porque algunos de los problemas involucran a los jóvenes.

Nominate a Youth!

A young person age 22 and younger, living in southwest Denver and is a role model in the community to other young people. Youth may nominate themselves.

Recommend an outstanding youth (or youth can nominate themselves) in the Southwest community. Scan QR code to access the nomination form https://forms.gle/3hmw9Sgu4v1PdgpF8

In each edition, we will identify a youth leader in our community to be recognized for all of their hard work

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