The 2021 Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Program will give 20 Montgomery County, MD, high-school students the opportunity to become road safety leaders in their community. Ambassadors will attend a special virtual training on road safety, cause campaign (Ambassador Plan) development, and public speaking. The program ends with each ambassador creating and executing an Ambassador Plan and participating in a celebration luncheon where the Ambassadors will serve as youth keynote speakers presenting their plan and outcomes to parents and community leaders. Ambassadors receive incentives and SSL hours for their participation.
MCPS SSL Details – 25 Total SSL hours awarded upon successful completion of program.
Virtual Trainings: 6 hours
Post Virtual Training / Follow up: 8 hours....
Ambassador Plan Development and Execution: 11 hours (each student ambassador is required to work on their project 1 hour per week)
Students’ SSL hours will be verified on the MCPS SSL form at the end of the program.
What is Vision Zero?
The Vision Zero concept for roadway safety was created in Sweden in 1997 and is widely credited for significant reductions in fatal and severe collisions on Sweden's roads. Montgomery County, Maryland became one of the first counties to adopt a Vision Zero plan in 2017 with an audacious goal of no traffic deaths in Montgomery County by 2030. The Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Program collaborates with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation and National Organizations for Youth Safety to encourage youth in Montgomery County, MD, to have an active role in road safety efforts and improvements.
WHO can apply to become an Ambassador?
• High-school students who are residents of Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Please note the following guidelines for student service through live virtual platforms:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home until schools resume normal status.
