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What does family mean to you?
Message from Brittany Genge, AYU Office Manager:
I just wanted everyone to know that I recently had a family reunion at Marvel campgrounds in Gore, OK. It was soooo much fun to see my family. Most of them I have not seen in 10 years. We went floating down the Illinois River and my face got [...]
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We love our volunteers!
I am Brittany Genge, the Office Manager at AYU. For those of you who don’t know me, I am an amputee. I do not have hands. I can do lots of things – like drive! But I need help with some things like filing and putting stuff away. Like other community organizations, AYU relies on volunteers to [...]
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Arkansas Youth Speak Up!
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Stories about youth, Uncategorized
Speaking up is what self-advocacy is all about. Being a strong self-advocate (by speaking up for yourself) is a critical skill that young people with disabilities must develop. Speaking up means:
Saying what you want and don’t want
Telling people what you think
Saying what you like and don’t like
Asking for help or support to reach a goal or [...]
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Oops! We made a mistake
Hey everybody! We made a mistake listing AYU scholarship recipients from Fayetteville high school. Sorry about that! We corrected the mistake in the post. The scholarship award winners are Joiya Woods, Shalese Walker, and Robert Edmondson. Congratualtions you guys!
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Six local youth with disabilities make the grade
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Congratulations to AYU 2010 scholarship recipients Joiya Woods, Shalese Walker, and Robert Edmondson from Fayetteville High School! We also congratulate Bentonville high school scholarship recipients Jessica Littrell, Trae Hawkins, and Virginia Huff!
These AYU members each earned a $250 scholarship to reach a personal goal to improve their lives in some way (like going to college, [...]
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Welcome to our new website!
We’ve updated our look, added new and exciting information about who we are and what we do, and we’ve added new features to make our site more accessible. Check out our calendar for upcoming events including our monthly peer support meetings for young people and parents. Sign up to receive our monthly email newsletter and visit us often to see what’s new.