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Our Customers

			The Principal Officers of Onsite-Insights have provided services to these organizations:
			National Organizations National League of Cities: Institute for Youth, Education and Families Search Institute Center for Youth Development and Policy Research National Training Institute American Youth Policy Forum Family and Youth Services Bureau YMCA of the USA National 4-H Council Wingspread 2007 International Organizations Singapore National Youth Council Taipei American School Dubai School of Government Foundations Ford Foundation Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Rapides Foundation Horizon Foundation Case Foundation Kettering Foundation		Commissions Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families and Communities Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families State Departments and Organizations Wisconsin Department of Children and Family Services Virginia Commission on Children and Families New York State Office of Children and Family Services Southern Growth Policy Board Create West Virginia Cities and Counties Brighton, Colorado Riverside, California Hampton, Virginia La Plata County, Colorado Manchester, Connecticut Greenville, South Carolina Local Organizations Hampton Coalition for Youth Newport News Office of Children, Youth & Families Hampton City Schools Alternatives, Inc.

			Comments from Our Customers
			"The Engaging Youth In Things That Matter training was very challenging for me. It has made me look at how I should be relating to, and with, young people in whole new light. Thanks for opening my eyes!" - Participant in Wisconsin's annual Youth Sharing Conference "WOW! I was amazed at the amount of information you were able to share with us in such a small amount of time. Thanks for helping us understand what's really important in working with young people. I know my organization will never be the same." - Youth worker attending New York State Office of Children and Family Services "I must admit that when I saw that both a young person and an adult were doing the training, I was skeptical. I was sure that you would waste my time and I would learn little. Boy was I wrong. The two of you worked so well together and Tammy's (young person) insights were so helpful to me. She was able to help me see for the first time, how truly powerful and valuable it is to meaningfully involve young people. My organization will never be the same." - Director of youth serving organization attending workshop in Milwaukee, WI		"I can't imagine getting a more thorough or inspiring introduction to the importance of engaging young people in the decision-making that occurs within our school system. I am excited about sharing this with my staff and co-workers when I return home." - Principal of a high school in Phoenix, Arizona "I wanted you to know that I am a young person who gets selected to participate in a lot of these kinds of conferences. I find most of them are repeating the same messages over and over again. Thanks for not only teaching me some new things, but for making me think." - Youth participant at two day youth engagement retreat in Sullivan County, NY "Thank you for all you have done for our Commission, our partner organizations, the community and for our young people. Your experience and understanding of youth engagement is amazing, however, what we really appreciated was your patience with us as we learned and applied what you were teaching us." - Commission staff member from Portland, OR

			Short-Term Workshops and Events
			To provide those visiting our website for the first time or those who are unfamiliar with our work, here is a brief overview of some of our more recent short-term events, training, consultations and presentations we have provided. Those listed in blue use a youth and adult training team.

			Centro Nueva Creacion (2 visits) Philadelphia, PA Facilitated for Search Institute a presentation on an Introduction to Developmental Assets and the Youth as Assets 4-hour and the Youth Engagement in Your Community workshops. National Youth Sector Conference Singapore Provided for Search Institute a 1-hour keynote and a 3-hour workshop on youth engagement to 320 participants at this conference. Habitat for Humanity Conference Winston Salem, NC Provided Search Institute's 6-hour Youth Empowerment workshop to 68 youth and adults from their Central Atlantic states affiliates. The workshop was adapted to meet Habitat for Humanity’s special needs and issues. 4-H Extension Service Ashley, Mott, Beach and Watford City, ND Glendive and Sidney, MT Presented youth empowerment information for adults from the communities of Ashley, Mott and Beach. Facilitated a 4-hour Youth Empowerment workshop for 80 youth and adults from Watford City, Mott, Beach, Glendive and Sidney. Horizon Foundation Columbia, MD Presented to key Board and community members, staff and youth on Hampton’s model of youth engagement. Also met with youth to assess their willingness and ability to partner with Foundation. Taipei American School Taipei, Taiwan A Search Institute contract, this 5-day event for over 500 stakeholders included presentations on Developmental Assets; a 6-hour Becoming Developmentally Attentive training; consultation for administration and Board members; and, a assessment meeting with students. Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Des Moines, IA Facilitated a 6-hour training on Engaging Youth in Community Planning for 60 youth and adults throughout the state. National League of Cities Baltimore, MD Facilitated a 2-day workshop for teams from 10 invited cities interested in developing a Youth Master Plan that merged cities and schools. Head Start Columbus, Indiana Facilitated a 2-day training for 35 Head Start Summer Camp leaders and MS and HS youth who had volunteer to serve as mentors at the camp. Mental Health Association West Palm Beach, FL Facilitated ACTION training to 64 youth and 10 adults from areas Charter Schools. Eight different action plans were developed during this training. Community Services Board Blacksburg, VA Search Institute’s Youth as Assets training for 20 adults interested in learning how to better partner with young people. Riverside Youth Council (6 straight years) Riverside, CA Facilitated 2-day trainings for the 24 youth on this city's Youth Council. Lead them through a planning process to identify the year's initiatives and the process under which they will function. National Youth Council Singapore Facilitated a 2-day training for 24 young people and provided one day of consultation to the NYC's in their development of a youth grant initiative. Search Institute's 2005 and 2006 Conferences Dallas, TX Facilitated an all-day session of Search Institute's Committed, Caring and Connected workshop for leaders from different organizations. Parks and Recreation Durham, NC Assisted in the interviewing of applicants for a youth coordinator position charged with workforce development, youth planning and to staff the city's youth council. Child & Youth Friendly City Initiative Denver, CO Presented a workshop to representatives from Denver and surrounding communities on youth master planning and trained 25 youth and 6 adults to serve as ambassadors and advisors to a citywide campaign to make Denver a child and youth friendly city.		Harvard University's Pathways Mapping Initiative Washington, DC Participated in a day dialogue to develop a framework to bring youth development policies and procedures to communities. Horizon Foundation Columbia, MD Facilitated Being the Difference training to a group of 36 youth and adults working with this foundation. Helped them develop action plans for applying what they learned. National 4-H Conference (3 visits) Chevy Chase, MD Facilitated 3, 4-hour Being the Difference trainings to 35 young peopleeach time. These young people come from all over the country. Mental Health Association (3 visits) W. Palm Beach, FL Facilitated 3, 6-hour "Being the Difference" workshops for in the county. 150 youth and adults attended and created action plans to address four critical issues impacting their communities. Child Friendly Cities Conference Denver, CO Made a variety of presentations to youth and adults kicking off Denver's Child Friendly City initiative. Brighton Youth Commission Brighton, CO Facilitated 2 1/2 day training for 26 youth and adult members of the newly formed Brighton Youth Commission. Enhanced the working relationships, created a vision, their yearly goals, and operating procedures. National Youth Advocacy Coalition Washington, DC Facilitated 6-hour "Being the Difference" workshop for six organizations from the cities of Seattle, Philadelphia and Chicago. 25 attended and created action plans to address issues impacting their communities and organizations. Wicomico County's America's Promise (2 visits) Salisbury, MD Facilitated Search Institute's Youth Empowerment in Your Community workshop for 60 youth and 10 adults and our "Being the Difference" workshop for 40 selected youth and adults interested in taking youth engagement to the next level. La Plata County and the City of Durango Durango, CO Consulted with volunteer group interested in helping La Plata County create a Children, Youth and Family Master Plan. Presented to over 200 individuals in government, education, business and the non-profit sector. McHenry County Mental Health Association Crystal Lake, IL Consulted with staff interested in creating a comprehensive youth engagement system, first within their organization and then within the county. Search Institute's 2004, 2006 and 2008 Conferences Minneapolis, MN Facilitated a 6-hour session "Creating Master Plans for and with Youth" to individuals and teams working in a variety of municipalities and organizations from across the country. Westerville Parks and Recreation Westerville, OH Facilitated "Being the Difference" workshop for 32 youth and 17 adults interested in taking youth engagement to the next level in their city. Dubai School of Government Dubai, United Arab Emirates Presented the Hampton Model of Youth Engagement to the First Arab Regional Forum on Innovations in Governance. This conference was sponsored by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation and the Dubai School of Government. Assets for Colorado Youth Denver, CO Facilitated an organizational reinvention process with staff, Board, community leaders and consumers of this state-wide organization. Worchester Youth Council Snow Hill, MD Trained Worchester County’s Youth Council to be more effective. Helped them create a vision, structure, policies and procedures and a report to the County Commissioners. Innovations Site Visit Hampton, VA Provided an extensive learning experience for 10 communities from around country in how to create a youth civic engagement initiative. Cities included Portland OR, Denver CO, Sarasota FL, La Plata County CO, Sacramento CA, Chicago IL, Cumberland RI, Howard County MD, Des Moines IA and New Haven CT Kaiser Permanente Denver, CO and Oakland, CA Facilitated a visioning process for Kaiser Permanente’s Denver Educational Theater Program (ETP) and for all nine Kaiser ETP sites. Help them create more effective approaches to new challenges they were experiencing.

			Long-Term Community-wide Planning Efforts

			City of Brighton, CO A year-long contract providing consultation, training, assessments and support for the development of this city’s Youth Master Plan. La Plata County, CO Consultant and chief architect for a year-long Children, Youth and Family Master Planning process. Providing direction, facilitating process, collecting data, training participants and writing the final plan. An estimated 2000+ citizens will participate in the process.		Town of Manchester, CT Consultant and chief architect for a year-long Children, Youth and Family Master Planning process. Providing direction, facilitating process, collecting data, training participants and writing the final plan. An estimated 1000+ citizens will participate in the process. City of Greenville, SC Consultant and chief architect for a 10 month planning process that allowed the city of Greenville to create Authentic Youth Civic Engagement systems in city government and in the schools, neighborhoods and youth serving organizations serving the city. An estimated 200 youth and adults will participate in the process.