Giving Youth a Voice

Neshaminy Coalition for Youth
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What social issues do youth care about today? Giving Youth a Voice, hosted by teens from Neshaminy School District, addresses youth-selected topics that are important to them right now. Tune in once a month for the latest!

  1. JAN 10

    Interview with a Journalist

    Our podcasters interview Reporter June Portnoy, managing Editor of O'Rourke Media Group, about what it's like to become a writer and journalist.

    12 min

  2. 12/04/2025

    Behind the Beats: How Teens Created Our Podcast Intros

    Meet the teens who created the new sound of our podcast. Neshaminy High School music production students took the challenge to compose a variety of intros and outros for the Giving Youth a Voice podcast. Along the way, they learned a lot about their own talents, creativity and technical skills. Listen as they share their experiences and sense of accomplishment.

    11 min

  3. 11/03/2025

    Adults: Coping With Grief and Loss

    Coping with grief and loss is different for every individual. Our podcasters interview social worker and thanatologist Amy Keiper-Shaw, founder and president of Hands Holding Hearts in Newtown, PA. This episode discusses the difficult topic of loss as an adult as well as how to see a child through their grief. Hands Holding Hearts is a non-profit that supports all ages going through grief, with camps, therapy horses and dogs, therapy resources and other events. For more information, check out handsholdinghearts.org.

    31 min

  4. 11/03/2025

    Kids: Coping With Grief and Loss

    This episode focuses on the difficult topic of loss through the lens of kids and how to cope while growing up. Our podcasters discuss grief and loss with social worker and thanatologist Amy Keiper-Shaw, the founder and president of Hands Holding Hearts in Newtown, Pennsylvania.  Hands Holding Hearts is a non-profit that supports all ages going through grief, with camps, therapy horses and dogs, therapy resources and other events. For more information, check out handsholdinghearts.org.

    32 min

  5. 10/10/2025

    Rapping About Prevention With Sterlen Barr

    In this interview, Sterlen Barr, motivational health educator and rap artist with RAP (Rapping About Prevention), says hopes people will encourage their friends and family members to not smoke or vape, and never to use these deadly substances. He also calls for legislation to restrict youth access to tobacco. This Giving Youth a Voice episode was recorded at Day at The Capitol, hosted by the American Lung Association and the Tobacco Resistance Unit PA, on May 6, 2025.

    10 min

  6. 09/09/2025

    TRU Ambassador Advocates for Clean Air and Tobacco Prevention

    Tobacco Resistance Unit (TRU) Ambassador Amyrah Moumouni-Snyder, a student at Dauphin County Technical School, talks about what it means to be a TRU Ambassador, how she helped set up Day at the Capitol, and how adding vaping to the Clean Indoor Air Act would lead to huge changes in prevention and protect lives. This Giving Youth a Voice interview was recorded on May 6, 2025 during Day at the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA, hosted by TRU and the American Lung Association.

    14 min

  7. 08/06/2025

    Moving up: Transitioning from High School to College

    Our Giving Youth a Voice hosts discuss their questions with a first year college student and a college graduate about what arriving to college entails, what resources are available, and chat about what high school graduates have to look forward to in college.

    16 min

  8. 08/05/2025

    Moving up: Transitioning from Middle School to High School

    Our hosts discuss the realities of going from middle school to high school, and chat with a new ninth grader about what she has to look forward to in high school.

    13 min
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What social issues do youth care about today? Giving Youth a Voice, hosted by teens from Neshaminy School District, addresses youth-selected topics that are important to them right now. Tune in once a month for the latest!

Information

  • Creator
    Neshaminy Coalition for Youth
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Giving Youth a Voice
  • Show Website
    Giving Youth a Voice