Hear from two states that embarked on a path to collaboration through the Shared Youth Vision project. Learn how New Hampshire and Rhode Island have embraced a journey to effect change to provide an array of services to youth and young adults. In New Hampshire, the process has created one state team, a pilot project team, and twelve local teams focused on collaboration, partnering and resolving gaps in serving multiple state agencies’ neediest young people. In Rhode Island,the partnership has expanded services through the 16 Youth Centers in the state, where partner agencies are collaborating to avail young people opportunities through multiple pathways to education and employment. State Team representatives will share their experiences for bringing together partners to make this partnership a true collaborative and systematic approach for a cross delivery system for young people.

1. Collaboration between State and Local Partners The New Hampshire and Rhode Islands Models for Collaboration: Shared Youth Vision

2. Bonnie St. Jean , Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) Janine Lesser, DHHS, Division of Family Assistance (TANF) Pam Sullivan , DHHS, Division for Juvenile Justice Services Egon Jensen , DHHS, Children’s Mental Heath Shared Youth Vision New Hampshire

16. Maureen Palumbo Chief, DLT Youth Services Sharon Lee Director, RIDE Office of Multiple Pathways Brandon Melton Senior Vice President, Lifespan Human Resources Chair, GWB Youth Development Committee Building Partnerships in Rhode Island