Building Bridges:

10 Steps to Engage Youth

“You Don’t Know Me” how many times as adults have we heard that phrase from a young person?  The media portrays young people negatively, which forms an unbalanced perception about their attitudes and behavior. Many of us decide who they are by what we see and hear never giving them a chance.  In order to do our best when it comes to engaging youth, we need to get to know who they are.

The author has 20 plus years working with youth and through his experience has learned ways to connect with and inspire youth. He uses his life, along with the lives of young people to guide the reader through 10 important steps to engage youth; included is a series of self-reflection questions at the end of each chapter to help the reader create a more positive mindset for working with youth.  

Mr. Carpenter has dedicated his life to working with youth and ‘Building Bridges: 10 Steps to Engage Youth’ is the culmination of the lessons he has learned along the way.