Recruiting and appealing to young adults ages 18-24 can be challenging for a multitude of reasons. In this webinar, Vanessa Logan describes her unique “boots on the ground” approach for how to build trust with marginalized young adults and consequently is able to provide them with tools to develop self-sufficiency. Integrated into her approach is the essential building of healthy relationship skills with pregnant and parenting youth, empowering them to successfully parent or even co-parent when no longer together.

With a heart for people, Vanessa identifies critical needs of the underserved and builds bridges by partnering with organizations and community initiatives to uncover resources and move others toward economic mobility and self-sufficiency. Vanessa has a voice in the community for what makes a community thrive: it’s people.

Objectives:

Through the example of Vanessa Logan webinar attendees will learn to:

1. Recruit young adults 18-24 years old into Healthy Relationship programming;
2. Build trust with them in order to provide tools to help them build Healthy Relationships; and
3. Navigate and empower 18-24 year olds through obstacles that often get them off track towards their life goals.

Presenter: Vanessa Logan, Founder of “N.E.S.S.A in Your Neighborhood,” Navigate, Explore, Serve, Sustain and Advocate (Spartanburg, South Carolina)