Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
What might the Good Food Buffalo Coalition’s (GFCB) key components of a youth fellows program look like? The GFCB has firmly grounded their work in their principles of prioritizing people's access to “healthy food and food that values workers, animals, and the environment, while lifting local communities out of poverty”. GFCB is currently working to build out a youth research fellows' program to secure the inclusion of the most impacted communities in the research processes so that there isn’t a need for outside folk to come and do it. Youth fellows' programs have several benefits to the community, those involved, and the quality of research conducted. I have conducted a cross examination and analysis of existing programs and their processes in order to better understand the inner workings of such programs, as well as, starting to establish a foundation for the GFCB youth fellows. Several organizations were found throughout my research with successful youth fellows' programs. The Massachusetts Project (MAP) and Hope for Youth (HYPE) are both great examples of organizations that have successfully run school-based programs for over a decade now. These programs have provided necessary insight on structure and key components of a youth fellows program. A program like this would benefit the GFCB greatly, by not only providing a chance to engage with students and create opportunities for development but by further grounding their foundation and research on the insight, analysis, and leadership of those most impacted.
Recommended Citation
Humbert, EmmaGrace, "166 - Building a Youth Fellows Research Program for the Good Food Buffalo Coalition" (2025). GREAT Day Posters. 42.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2025/posters-2025/42
166 - Building a Youth Fellows Research Program for the Good Food Buffalo Coalition
What might the Good Food Buffalo Coalition’s (GFCB) key components of a youth fellows program look like? The GFCB has firmly grounded their work in their principles of prioritizing people's access to “healthy food and food that values workers, animals, and the environment, while lifting local communities out of poverty”. GFCB is currently working to build out a youth research fellows' program to secure the inclusion of the most impacted communities in the research processes so that there isn’t a need for outside folk to come and do it. Youth fellows' programs have several benefits to the community, those involved, and the quality of research conducted. I have conducted a cross examination and analysis of existing programs and their processes in order to better understand the inner workings of such programs, as well as, starting to establish a foundation for the GFCB youth fellows. Several organizations were found throughout my research with successful youth fellows' programs. The Massachusetts Project (MAP) and Hope for Youth (HYPE) are both great examples of organizations that have successfully run school-based programs for over a decade now. These programs have provided necessary insight on structure and key components of a youth fellows program. A program like this would benefit the GFCB greatly, by not only providing a chance to engage with students and create opportunities for development but by further grounding their foundation and research on the insight, analysis, and leadership of those most impacted.
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Sponsored by Jessica Gilbert-Overland