Laura Furr
Laura Furr
I have spent my career supporting youth voice and youth engagement in a variety of settings and ways.
I am familiar with the thrills and challenges my clients will face thanks to my extensive experience designing and running programs myself. I’ve also honed my skills to support groups of leaders achieve measurable goals and lasting change.
“I met Laura Furr when I was 16 years old. Laura trained and encouraged me to use my voice to impact change. I learned for the first time that I could make a difference in the communities that claimed the lives of many of my family members and childhood friends. I grew as a professional activist over many years working with Laura and had many new positive experiences that, growing up, I had never thought possible. I later used the skills and experiences I gained while working with Laura to start my own non-profit organization at the age of 23. ”
Since 2006, I have supported adults and youth as partners in shared decision-making, advocacy and governance. I work with government and civic leaders, foundations, non-profits, schools, advocacy or stakeholder groups, and other organizations whose decisions affect youth.
I’ve engaged youth in very diverse settings - city governments, jails and detention facilities in the juvenile and criminal justice systems, after-school programs, and more.
Check out my LinkedIn profile to learn more about my career: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-furr-a1bb6875
“When it comes to building youth-adult partnerships, Laura Furr has been the epitome of what it takes to do so effectively. She gives youth a sense of empowerment while providing strong tutelage. Though some youth-adult partnerships use youth as tokens, being a part of an organization with Laura made me feel important, gave me opportunities I probably would have never had under other circumstances, and gave me an extensive network and resources and skills that can actually be passed on to other youth that need it. ”