Partner with
VOX ATL!
Teens don’t have to join the teen staff to join the fun!
Teen-serving organizations & schools can partner with VOX ATL to amplify youth voices! Here’s how:
Book a self-expression & skills workshop* for teens:
- Classroom Takeovers – Teaching Your Students to Lead
- Find Your Voice – Journaling and Self Expression
- Podcasting 101 – Equipping your teens with the skills to tell their own audio stories
- Media Literacy & Misinformation: Fact-check like a professional, Recognize Bias & Fight back against AI
Descriptions are below and on our request form.
Schedule a field trip to VOX ATL:
- All workshops (above) can be hosted at VOX to experience our youth-led environment.
- Record a podcast, make a video, write poetry at VOX ATL’s downtown teen office.
The VOX ATL office can also be used for a variety of teen/teen-centered events
Specify your request to visit VOX on our request form.
Book teen talent:
- An Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate or YPL Ambassador to perform at your event
- A trained youth emcee to support your event
Book a training for your team of adults who work with youth:
- Crafting your personal story as a professional
- Mental health in the workplace: Journaling workshop
- Customized trainings for your staff & board
VOX ATL’s workshops, talent bookings and creation stations at events are available by request and availability.
Please download our partnerships overview (here) to share with colleagues.
After requesting a VOX ATL session, Lauren Poe will reach out to coordinate a date and time for your session.
VOX ATL
Workshop Topics
(75-90-minute sessions customized for each group)
Self-expression: “Grab the mic — what do you speak up for?” A session focused on supporting individuals in a group speaking up about a community issue / social justice topic the group is passionate about. Participants will speak-up and make media about their social justice topic. Writing and art options are available for individuals, group media projects can include podcast or video*. Two-part series are recommended where possible.
Self-expression & advocacy: “Your voice – your power” – A session for youth who already know what they are passionate about and want to craft persuasive messages about their topic. Participants will write an op-ed or letter for publication, and/or design social media posts promoting their advocacy agenda.
Journalism trainings – We create custom trainings for teens using the tools of journalism to increase written communications skills, media literacy (solid vs. sketchy sources), interviewing skills, writing strong feature and persuasive articles, developing a podcast, and more. One topic per workshop.
Facilitation trainings – These trainings are for youth who want to build community, lead groups and lead community conversations. Training session options (build on each other)
- Facilitation 101
- Facilitation in the Digital Space, keeping your groups interactive & engaged (must have 101 session first)
- Public Speaking
Youth voice in your organization – This training is for youth, adults serving a youth organization, or youth and adults together to increase understanding about how to incorporate youth voice to strengthen an organization and its work. Good for strengthening youth advisory boards and for organizations that want to increase stakeholder engagement.
Silence the Shame and Free Your Feels mental health awareness campaign are just one of the valuable partnerships we appreciate to amplify youth voices around topics teens prioritizie — like mental health!
You can also sign up here to receive headlines & highlights — monthly e-news from VOXATL, as well as free copies of our print edition at your school or community organization.
We publish special print editions twice per year. Papers can be mailed to teen-serving organizations, or dropped off at your location. Please fill out this form to receive free copies of VOX for teens.
For questions or information:
To speak with someone at VOX ATL about our community workshops, please contact lauren.poe@voxatl.org.