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Improving Communities through Youth Civic Engagement in Afterschool Settings

This report explores the growing intersection between STEM and civics and recommendations for authentically cultivating youth leadership and civic learning in afterschool and other out-of-school-time (OST) settings.

Pre-Community Engagement: Setting the Stage for Authentic Community Engagement​

“Pre-Community Engagement” provides a framework for how to prepare effectively ahead of community engagement; it proposes a fundamental shift to approaching community engagement in a way that centers community priorities, scheduling, and needs.

Tactics for Trust: Building Public Trust in Science and Beyond​

This playbook offers strategies for practitioners to enhance public trust in science. Drawing from diverse trustbuilders, it provides actionable insights to connect scientific endeavors with community needs, fostering transparency and accountability.

Engaging Your Community: A Toolkit for Museums​

This toolkit guides museums through a community engagement and self-assessment process to evaluate their relevance and strengthen relationships with their communities, thereby enhancing sustainability.

How to Host a Community Conversation: A Comprehensive Guide​

Three how-to guides cover organizing, facilitating, and participating in community conversations. Each guide underscores the importance of fostering collective responsibility, strengthening social bonds, and promoting collaborative problem-solving.

Equitable Informal STEM Learning: Tools for Practitioners

The Youth Equity and STEM project developed a rich bank of resources to support equitable practice in informal science learning.