Youth Planners
Recognizing the importance of involving youth in Urban Planning processes, this initiative focuses on programs, curriculums, and experiences that expose youth to the principals of Urban Planning and provides them with real world experiences to apply those principals into their visions for their communities.
This is an ongoing effort beginning in 2019 with the co-creation of the FLiP Jr program alongside the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association and Plan Hillsborough (Consisting of the Planning Commission and The Transportation Planning Organization).
Naya Young and Fatima Elkott have been dedicated to the continued expansion of this original curriculum and have been able to sustain a robust and varied program that incorporates partners from various sectors.
Strategies Employed:
Community Engagement and Coalition Building
Communication and Marketing in the Digital Age
Organizational Effectiveness and Strategic Planning
Fostering Awareness
This is an ongoing effort beginning in 2019 with the co-creation of the Future Leaders in Planning Jr (FLiP Jr) program alongside the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association and Plan Hillsborough.
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Naya Young and Fatima Elkott have been dedicated to the continued expansion of this original curriculum and have been able to sustain a robust and varied program that incorporates partners from various sectors. Check out more at our Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association Tab.
Our Students in ACTION!
Not only do they take action in their communities, our youth planners are award-winning and attend conferences as speakers, participate in webinars as panelists, and lead workshops!
Breaking history at the 2023 Florida Planning Conference in Jacksonville as the first-ever youth panel.
The program won the Public Outreach and Engagement Award in 2023 from the APA FL Suncoast Chapter.
Presenting on Historic Preservation as Place Keeping at the National Alliance for Preservation Commission’s Conference in West Palm 2024.
Their student-led History Program won an honorable mention for Best Practices in Public Outreach and Advocacy by the NAPC.