Organization Chart

EP4Y meetings are on the second Thursday of October, January, March, and May. If you are interested in participating or want to attend, email john.bergstrand@comcast.net.

The agenda includes updates from committees, information from regarding needs and resources, determining information and communication needed. Members are representatives from schools, city of Eden Prairie, YMCA, library, businesses, parents, faith community, service organizations, law enforcement, youth service providers, and sports associations.

Executive Committee

• Inner workings of EP4Y, determine what to recommend, communicate and coordinate.
• Membership includes chairs from each committee, Secretary and Chairperson.

Prevention Committee

• Create a community-wide prevention message and actions that support it (determine short and long-term focus: alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention, violence prevention, emotional and mental well-being).

Youth Development Committee

• Create access to programs for youth with barriers (assess current level of support available, consider common scholarship practices, pursue scholarship funds, research transportation options, communicate opportunities effectively).

Communications Committee

• Communicate the work of EP4Y.
• Educate adults about the ways they can make a difference for Eden Prairie youth (update the communications plan, establish a speaker bureau for EP4Y).

Fundraising Committee

• Raise funds to support the work of EP4Y (assist committees in determining potential avenues for funding, assist in grant writing and in approaching organizations for funds).

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