General Questions
What is Youth M.O.V.E. National?
What is the Mission of Youth M.O.V.E. National?
What is the Vision of Youth M.O.V.E. National?
What are Youth M.O.V.E. National's goals?
Questions About Chapters
How do I become a chapter?
What are the requirements to become a chapter?
What benefits do chapters get?
When do you accept /approve chapters?
How often and when do you accept dues payment?
General
What is Youth M.O.V.E. National?
Youth M.O.V.E National is a youth led national organization devoted to improving services and systems that support positive growth and development by uniting the voices of individuals who have lived experience in various systems including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare.
What is the Mission of Youth M.O.V.E. National?
We the members of Youth M.O.V.E. National will work as a diverse collective to unite the voices and causes of youth while raising awareness around youth issues. We will advocate for youth rights and voice in mental health and the other systems that serve them, for the purpose of empowering youth to be equal partners in the process of change.
What is the Vision of Youth M.O.V.E. National?
We the members of Youth 'Motivating Others through Voices of Experience' (M.O.V.E.) National envision systems in which every youth person that enters a youth serving system is being prepared for life through genuine opportunities and authentic youth involvement throughout all systems levels. We help guide the redevelopment of the systems so that no youth falls through the cracks. We advocate for youth to utilize their power and expertise to foster change in their communities and in their own lives.
Youth M.O.V.E. National works toward the day when all people will recognize and accept the culture of youth, their families, and the communities that serve them in order to be truly culturally-competent. Youth M.O.V.E. National looks forward to the day when youth are no longer treated as numbers, problems or caseloads, but as individuals and humans. We will all stand as partners: youth, youth advocates, supporters, parents, and professionals to see our youth become successful.
What are Youth M.O.V.E. National's goals?
- To assist in developing the Youth Leadership program at meetings
- To create youth movement principles and policies
- To develop training tools, guides and other documents
- To unite the voices and causes of youth.
- To act as consultants to youth, providers families and other adults
- To provide national youth leadership representing youth served by mental health and other youth-serving systems
- To coach others in the area of authentic youth involvement
Chapters
How do I become a chapter?
To become a chapter, you must apply for chapter status. The process to do so is outlined on our Become a Chapter page.
What are the requirements to become a chapter?
To become a chapter, you must fulfill the following requirements:
- Have a youth group that is established (not necessarily at a point of sustainability) and have at least 6 or more members.
- Commit to paying an annual membership due (these dues help us develop materials) for your group.
- Complete an application with all the appropriate signatures.
- Abide by the Youth MOVE chapter guidelines. More information on these can be found in-depth on our Become a Chapter page.
What benefits do chapters get?
Chapters get a good amount of benefits including TA support, exclusive opportunities and more. Check out our Chapter Benefits page to learn more.
When do you accept /approve chapters?
We review and approve chapters in the spring and fall; however, you are free to send in your application at any time. It will be held onto until the next review period.
How often and when do you accept dues payment?
We invoice our chapters yearly based on when they were accepted/approved. So if you were accepted in the springtime, your dues will be due in the springtime. We’ll invoice you around March/April and September/October respectively.
