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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

What is the Youth Empowerment Project?
The Youth Empowerment Project provides teens with the information they need to identify and prevent dating and family violence. Resources and support for teens experiencing a violent dating or family situation are provided on this web site (www.WebofFriends.org) and through a series of public service announcements created for teens, by teens.

What is the Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Competition and who can enter?

The Maricopa Association of Governments invites junior high and high school students and/or teens, ages 12-19, residing in Maricopa County to create concepts for speaking to other teens about dating violence. Teens are encouraged to creatively incorporate required messages into specified categories. All entries are reviewed by a panel of judges, including teens. Entries are judged on their content or concept, not on how professionally they are produced. First, second and third place winners are determined in each category. Winners are announced and prizes (cash, gift certificates, and/or other prizes) given at a PSA Competition Recognition Event. The first place winner in each category is professionally produced and distributed throughout the region.

2009 Public Service Announcement Competition Winners

Print Ad:
1st Place: Final Production
jpeg print, - PDF (1 MB)

1st Place: Eddie Martinez
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy

jpeg print (1.2 MB)

2nd Place: Tiffany Hawkins & Cynetra Jones
Boys & Girls Club - Grant Woods Branch (Mesa)

jpeg print (1.2 MB)

3rd Place: Jesse Gonzalez & Marisela Torres
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy

jpeg print (1.2 MB)

Web Banner Design*:
1st Place: Final Production
Flash (223 KB)
ZIP Archive (215 KB)

1st Place: David Payan & Andrea Davila
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy

JPEG Print (1.2 MB)

*No other awards were presented in this category due to a limited number of qualifying entries.


2008 Public Service Announcement Competition Winners

Radio Spot PSA:

1st Place: Final Production
Flash Audio (1.2 MB)
Download AVI/ZIP, Quicktime/ZIP

1st Place: Tanji Vines & Brandi Lighten
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy
Flash Audio (6.7 MB)

2nd Place: Martyna Sawicka
Avondale Youth Advisory Commission
Flash Audio (6.7 MB)

3rd Place: Atzhiri Romero
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy

Flash Audio (6.7 MB)

Electronic Invitation:
1st Place: Final Production
Flash (1.2 MB)

1st Place: Tamra Holmburg & Jacqueline Cabrera
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy
Slideshow

2nd Place: Daniel Ramos, Maria Quiroz & Michael Garcia
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy
Slideshow

3rd Place: Jaime Guerrero, Jovanno Leon,
Jose Manuel Gomez & Richard Beltran
Suns-Diamondbacks Education Academy

Slideshow


2007 Public Service Announcement Competition Winners

Storyboard Category:

1st Place: Rebecca Frost
Slideshow  -  PDF

2nd Place: Lynsy Smith
Slideshow  -  PDF

3rd Place: Sarah Johnson

Slideshow  -  PDF

Video Category:
1st Place - Final Production

Flash Video (1.9 MB)
Download Quicktime/ZIP (8.4 MB)

1st Place: Ian Carlson, Corey Kinsinger, Bianca Hansrote
Flash Video (6.7 MB)

2nd Place: Trevor Harvey, Diego Dimas, Brandon Paredes
Flash Video (6.2 MB)

3rd Place: Elizabeth Lawless, Joe Garcia, Vincent Palladino

Flash Video (7.7 MB)

 

Funded through the Innovative Domestic Violence Prevention Program grant.

DV Entry Form
Youth Empowerment Project
Dating Violence Fact Sheet
DOWNLOAD - English

DOWNLOAD - Spanish

Never OK - Flyer
Youth Empowerment Project
Dating Violence Flyer
DOWNLOAD - Hi Res 6.1 MB
DOWNLOAD - Lo Res 850 KB

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