As any healthy organization should, the Unitarian Universalist Association periodically reviews its youth programming in order to evaluate its effectiveness and strengthen it. The Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth was preceded by several reviews and evaluations of Unitarian Universalist youth programming. The reports and documents below are valuable reference materials. Some of them detail review processes from the early 1980s, and others are documents that led to the formation of the Consultation and the taskforce as they exist currently.
The Report of the Special Committee on Youth Programs 
As a result of a request made by the Continental Liberal Religious Youth Executive Committee, the UUA Board of Trustees in April 1976 voted to establish a Special Committee on Youth Programs (SCOYP) to study the existing youth programs and develop proposals for how the UUA can best support youth programming.
Common Ground: The Report of the 1981 UUA Youth Assembly Planning Committee to the UUA Board of Trustees
The SCOYP proposal included the recommendation for a "continental dialogue" on youth programming, which "would allow maximum participation and inclusion in decision-making on future youth programs." This report is a result of this youth assembly.
Common Ground II: Coming of Age
This is the report of the second Youth Assembly, which took the recommendations of the first assembly and created a formal structure for a new youth organization - Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU).
YRUU Five Year Review (1987)
This report details an evaluation of YRUU five years after it was created. The review was initiated by the UUA Board of Trustees in response to proposals from the Religious Education Advisory Committee and the YRUU Steering Committee.
The Report and Findings of the 1997 Youth Programs Review Committee
This is the report of the Youth Programs Review Committee, which was formed by the UUA Board of Trustees at the request of YRUU. They were charged with evaluating and reporting on the current progress of YRUU since its birth.
Proposals for Change: Youth Advisor Task Force (2000)
This report is the culmination of two years of talking to people, gathering stories, collecting data, developing recommendations, and beginning the creation of resources regarding youth advising. It is a compilation of their research and a vision for institutional change.
Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth - Historical Timeline
This timeline describes briefly the beginnings of the Consultation, through August 2005.
Long -Range Planning Meeting Report (2003)
This report includes a description of the history of the long-range planning process, and prioritized goals broken down into six "content groups." It also provides suggestions for how these goals can be implemented.
Common Ground III: Can we just change the world already? (2004)
This resolution, presented to Youth Council 2004, proposed a large-scale revisioning of YRUU. This document includes the original proposal as well as the reasons and concerns that led to stand asides and blocks in the consensus process.
Decision of the UUA Board of Trustees - October 2004
On page 7, you can find the Board's decision to convene a consultation on ministry to and with youth.
Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth - February 2005
These are the minutes from the gathering of thirty youth and adults in February 2005. This representative gathering identified five focus areas or desired outcomes and brainstormed steps to achieve these desired outcomes.
Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth - Process Recommendation
This is the process recommendation created by the Consultation Design Team. It describes, in detail, the two year process, its goals, and how to achieve them.
Accountability on the Taskforce on Ministry to and With Youth
Youth Council 2005 passed this resolution to increase the number of youth positions on the Taskforce. The UUA accepted the proposals and added three new youth positions accountable to specific communities.
Letter to the Taskforce for the Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth
This is a letter from Youth Council 2005 to the taskforce about ensuring youth empowerment and accountability in the Consultation process.
Books
We Would Be One: A History of UU Youth Movements by Wayne Arnason and Rebecca Scott Available from the UUA Bookstore.
