PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Kha'ja, Advocate from Advocates for Children of New York
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Kha'ja, an advocate from Advocates for Children of New York, provided testimony regarding youth involvement in DYCD programs. They emphasized the importance of including youth in the creative process and decision-making.
- Highlighted three main concerns: transparency of work, compensation for youth involvement, and the role of youth in programming
- Expressed desire for youth to contribute their valuable perspectives to help DYCD's programs be more effective
- Requested clarification on member selection criteria and the process for compensating youth participants
Kha'ja
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Hello.
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How are you?
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My name is Kaja.
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I'm a advocate and a client, also a member of AFC's WILA, our advocacy and leadership program.
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And in relation to DIDs.
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Yeah.
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We just want to be a part of the creative process and establishing what that looks like.
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And the main three questions that we have is, like, the transparency of the work that is done and also how they use our compensated and, like, what role they have in programming?
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So that's, like, we just wanna like, I think we have a lot of value to to to scare.
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And and help DO FTD's job strive in a voice stumbling block and be effective change in the community.
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That's that's pretty much it.
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But, yeah, there's the the main three things are, like, who the members, how the members, like, selected, like, what are the criteria, and how are they compensated that you specifically, and the transparency of the work that's done on the app.
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I guess I can
