2023 Ohio Juvenile Court Clerks Conference

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Jahmie Woods and Lyric Ruffin presented the opening session for the 2023 Ohio Juvenile Court Clerks Conference, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. The titles of the session was “Faces to Cases,” and both youth speakers were well-prepared and well-spoken. 

Feedback from participants was that:

• Being able to listen to the stories of youth that I see coming into our court daily is very eye-opening and inspiring. 
• Appreciated hearing youth’s perspectives. 
• Extremely powerful and motivating. 
• Great presentation of sharing their stories. 
• Great to put a face to our work. 
• Great way to start the conference!
• Having Youth Speakers really puts into perspective the day to day of their lives.
• I cannot express enough the appreciation for sharing of stories. 
• To have speakers who have actually been through the foster care system was both moving and informative. 
• The Youth Speakers were very good. Helped to establish an emotional connection and I was impressed with their professionalism. 
• Perfect. I would not change a thing. Keep up the great work.