Youth Activism Project. Knock-Your-Socks-Off Training Teens To Be Successful Activists! The Complete Guide For Facilitating A 1-2 Hour Workshop. (2005) Published by Youth Activism Project. Maximum Youth Involvement: The Complete Gameplan for Community Action (2003) Published by Youth Activism Project. ASIN: B0006SBDI4 Youth As Equal Partners (2002) with Adam Kendall. Published by United Way of America. Youth Empowerment Question Why (2001) Published by North Carolina Department of Health. Youth! The 26% Solution (1998) with Emanuel Tsourounis, II. Published by Information USA. Student Activist Training Action Guide (1997) Published by Mothers Against Drunk Driving & U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Youth Advocacy Module (1996) Published by U.S. Health & Human Service. No Kidding Around: America's Young Activists Are Changing Our World and You Can Too! (1992) Published by Information USA. The People Rising: The Campaign Against the Bork Nomination (1989) with Michael Pertschuk. Published by Thunder's Mouth Press. The Maternity Sourcebook: 230 Basic Decisions for Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby Care. (1984) Published by Warner Books. The Maternity Sourcebook. (1985) (Reissue) with Matthew Lesko. Published by Warner Books. Recognition In 2019 Lesko received Youth MOVE National Dr. Gary M. Blau Professional of the Year ROCKSTAR Award. [7] Lesko has been recognized as a leading expert in youth-led policy advocacy by diverse publications from across the nation, including The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle and Youth Today. Together with Karen Jackson-Knight, Lesko co-founded SPARK, a community-based program that provided free tutoring to hundreds of public school students for over a decade. WETA-TV's "Hometown Heroes" Award in 2004. References External links Youth Infusion Youth Activism Project TEDxYouth@Columbia Youth empowerment people Women nonprofit executives Rollins College alumni Living people 1950 births