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• Youth with a Voice: Biddeford, ME

  Posted on: April 29th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

  Biddeford, Maine’s 2011 Downtown Master Plan (http://www NULL.heartofbiddeford NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-329-Draft-Report-Revised-2-8-121 NULL.pdf) includes the words “youth” or “students” 157 times over its 217 pages.  This was not an accident, but rather a demonstration of this New England mill town’s strong commitment to...

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• Youth Storytelling and Community Engagement in Biddeford, ME

  Posted on: April 29th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

  An Inclusive-Planning Process  In 2008, the City of Biddeford (http://www NULL.biddefordmaine NULL.org/) began a new chapter in its vibrant history when it entered into a partnership with the Orton Family Foundation (http://www NULL.orton NULL.org/) to develop a Downtown Master Plan...

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• Lessons Learned: Biddeford, ME

  Posted on: April 29th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

  Engaging students in community development work is (much like teaching) more of an art form than a science.  Teens’ schedules, needs, interests, and motivations for participating in the public process are often different than adults.  Coordinators therefore should be flexible...

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• Student Voices: Tom Laverriere (Biddeford, ME)

  Posted on: April 29th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

  This interview is part of NADO’s “Youth with a Voice”... case studies series, which highlights small towns and rural communities that are effectively engaging young people in planning and community development projects. Tom Laverriere is a senior at Biddeford High

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• Student Voices: Victoria Eon (Biddeford, ME)

  Posted on: April 29th, 2013 by Brett Schwartz

  This interview is part of NADO’s “Youth with a Voice”... case studies series, which highlights small towns and rural communities that are effectively engaging young people in planning and community development projects. Victoria Eon is a freshman at McGill University,

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