Empowering the voice of youth: The role of youth advisory councils in grant making focused on youth

Abstract

AbstractThis article will focus on the potential role for youth evaluation advisory groups within youth grant‐making organizations and networks. The main elements to be discussed include the formation of the network, the training program elements, some specific examples of efforts by young people to create and strengthen evaluation within their YACs (youth advisory councils), and the lessons learned. ©Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.