youth advocate
Young person's supporter
A youth advocate is someone who speaks or acts on behalf of young people's interests and rights.
The term appears in two main contexts: professionals who work within legal, educational, or social service systems to support at-risk youth The youth advocate helped her navigate the foster care system, and broader activists who champion policies benefiting children and adolescents Youth advocates pushed for increased school funding.
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- role modelPerson others emulate
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- activistVigorous cause champion
- speak upTalk louder or opine
counselor · teenager · empowerment · social worker · voice · young people · rights · juvenile · juvenile justice · protection · support · after school · troubled · intervention · second chance · guidance · volunteer · outreach
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- community helperssocial worker, community organizer, community liaison, volunteer coordinator, case manager
- Youth Staffcamp counselor, junior counselor, camp director, troop leader, scout leader
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
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