We are looking for teen voices! Last year, when we completed the Resilience through Strengths Survey, we knew we had more questions about what the youth in our community needed. The Youth Empowerment Workgroup decided to create a new survey to collect more data. We hope to share this data with community partners to make our neighborhoods more teen-centric with their ideas. All summer long, we are having giveaways for youth aged 13-19 who fill out this new survey.

This link takes you to a survey so you can tell us how you feel about the community. One winner will be chosen each week by random draw. one person per prize per week. You only need to fill out the survey once to be entered to win. You must be 13-19 years old to win.

This initiative is sponsored by Council for Youth Development Bartholomew County, in cooperation with the Bartholomew County Public Library, Heritage Fund Bartholomew County, Healthy Communities, and individuals on the CYD Youth Empowerment Workgroup. If you have questions about this group of people, please email Sara Dunlap, Director of CYD at saradunlap@cydbartholomew.org.

All demographic information is optional and not required to win a weekly prize. In order to win and claim a prize, a form of contact is required. This can be a phone number, email, parent/guardian phone number, parent/guardian email, or other form of communication. This information is kept confidential and just needed to notify the winner.

HERE ARE THE EXACT CYD GROUP CHAT QUESTIONS WE ASK THE TEENS:

• Please tell us about yourself. This section is completely optional.

  • How old are you?, what school do you attend?, select all races with which you identify, select your gender with which you identify, if you would like to be entered into the drawing to win a prize, please leave your email address or phone number; all information collected in this survey will remain anonymous and confidential.

• What do you wish the adults in your life would let you do more of?

• What do you wish the adults in your life would understand about you more?

• What are four words you think adults would use to describe you and your friends?

• What is our community doing right to help you and your friends discover who you want to be?

• What would you like to see more of in our community to help you and your friends discover who you want to be?

• Where do you spend time that you really feel like you are comfortable? What do you like to do there?

• Do you want to or need to have a job? Why or why not?

• What are two things you wish our community could offer you and your friends?

• What is one thing that keeps you and your friends from doing the stuff you want to do?

• What is something that you want to do with your friends that is not offered in our community?

• What are some ways that adults show you are valued and supported?

• Where are some places in our community that you feel a lot of support and care?

• What are some things adults could do in order to show you that you are valued and supported?

• What are things that happen in our community that make you feel valued and supported?

• What is one thing that you wish would happen in our community to make you feel valued and supported?

• Where are places your ideas/opinions are taken seriously?

• How often do you feel that adults listen to what you have to say?

• How can adults be better at making sure your voice is heard?

• What is one thing you would like to change about our community?

• What should we do to make something better/different/new?

• What are some ways that you take care of your mental health?

• What are two or three things our community can do to help with youth mental health?

• Why do you think some youth turn to e-cigarettes?

• What are some things that our community can do to make it a safer place for you and your friends?

• How do you find out about stuff to do in our community?

• What ways would you prefer to find out about stuff to do in our community?

• What can our community do better to make sure you and your friends find out about things to do in our community?

• What are some things you and your friends want to do that aren’t in our community?

• What’s the easiest way for adults to share information with you?