37 episodes

The Youth Agency's monthly podcast providing information and education to help parents, teens, and the community.

New Milford Youth Agency Podcast YA Media

    • Kids & Family

The Youth Agency's monthly podcast providing information and education to help parents, teens, and the community.

    Around the Table - Body Positivity and its Impacts

    Around the Table - Body Positivity and its Impacts

    Cole Bartmon and Annabelle Colonna discuss body positivity and its impacts on mental health. Annabelle's Influencer Recommendations:@Danaemercer@Breeelenehan

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Around the Table - Thinking Forward

    Around the Table - Thinking Forward

    The YA Media crew gets together with a group of high school seniors to discuss their future plans and all types of advice they have for other youth who are in the process of applying to college and beginning to plan their lives after high school.

    • 33 min
    If You Know Somebody With Autism, Then You Only Know One Person With Autism: An Interview With Parents of Children With Special Needs

    If You Know Somebody With Autism, Then You Only Know One Person With Autism: An Interview With Parents of Children With Special Needs

    The Youth Agency’s Aine McInerney sits down with New Milford residents Tracey Ruscil, Paula Taylor, Tammy McInerney, and Todd McInerney to discuss what it is like to be a parent to a child/children who are nuerodivergent, and resources that may be helpful to those experiencing this as well.Maria Leo:mleo@newmilford.orgOur Instagram with other helpful resources:https://www.instagram.com/Nmyouthagency/ Other NMYA Websites:https://youthagency.org/https://www.facebook.com/NMYouthAgency/https://ww...

    • 54 min
    Interview with Sacred Heart's Collegiate Recovery Program Coordinators

    Interview with Sacred Heart's Collegiate Recovery Program Coordinators

    If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-888-789-7777 or visit CCPG.ORG. This interview was conducted as part of Connecticut Youth and Gambling Awareness Project 2024 supported by CREC, CPG and PGS. Thank you to YA Media's Jack Morrison and Cole Bartmon for their work on this project. Also, thank you to Dylan Heydet, Elliet Shriver, Jayleen Paulino, and students Jonathan Dota, Tavi Storrs. Thank you to Sacred Heart University's James...

    • 25 min
    Danbury’s First Girl Eagle Scout: A Conversation with Sarah Seo

    Danbury’s First Girl Eagle Scout: A Conversation with Sarah Seo

    The Youth Agency’s Aine McInerney sits down with New Milford resident Sarah Seo to discuss her accomplishments as an Eagle Scout and first-year college student at WestConn.

    • 22 min
    Not Just a Sports Program: An Interview with Special Olympics Global Messenger Ray Hadden

    Not Just a Sports Program: An Interview with Special Olympics Global Messenger Ray Hadden

    Finlay sits down with Ray Hadden to discuss how to get involved with the Special Olympics and how it fosters opportunities for those with intellectual disabilities.Website: www.soct.org

    • 17 min

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