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Participants Led by the Thousand Oaks Youth Commission and guided by over 40 youth and adults who came together as the ad hoc Youth Master Plan Committee, the Thousand Oaks Youth Mastor Plan development process started formally in September 2001. More than 2,000 individuals contributed to this process by either participating in the planning committee, a focus group or a survey administered to a sample of middle and high school youth throughout the City of Thousand Oaks. "Jlethods The Thousand Oaks Youth Master Plan development approach relied on an 'appreciative' and `participative' methodology which engaged a. cross-section of middle and high school -aged youth and adults who care about youth issues in the City and who reflect the general population. The adults included parents, educators, youth service providers, and local civic, business and faith leaders. The Youth Master Plan Committee held 15 meetings over nine months to co -design and implement a process of identifying issues important to area adolescents and gathering data about their needs and desires. The Youth Master Plan Committee worked closely with the Youth Commission, City staff and Coachman -Moore & Associates, to develop questions for the survey and focus groups, facilitate administration of the survey and focus groups, analyze results, review outside data sources and develop the Youth Master Plan recommendations. Discoveries The Youth Master Plan Committee reviewed and analyzed the survey and focus group data relative to seven broad themes which were identified to be significant to the lives of Thousand Oaks teens: - 1 Recreation & Entertainment 2 Transportation 3 Communication 4 Leadership, Inclusion and Diversity 5 Social Services 6 Challenges 7 Future Hopes and Dreams A number of key findings or discoveries were found in the data collected. Discoveries from the survey data are detailed in the "Discoveries" section, while the summary of focus group findings are in Exhibits. A Youth Profile is included at the end of the "Discoveries" section. 16 City of Thousand Oaks Youth Master Plan July 2, 2002 170