For Immediate Release: July 18, 2024
Media Contact: Felicia Parks, PREP Grant Coordinator, felicia.parks@alexandriava.gov, 703.851.6163
The City of Alexandria invites high school students to register for the 11th Annual Youth Leadership Conference, to be held August 6-8 at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Drive). Eligible students must register by August 2.
This year’s conference theme is “The Power of you!” Open to rising 9th through12th graders residing in the City of Alexandria, the conference empowers emerging young leaders through interactive workshops teaching youth how to engage, lead, and advocate for issues and by connecting them to resources in the community.
To facilitate youth-adult partnerships, the conference will include an afternoon networking session with community leaders, including City of Alexandria Council and school board representatives, City board and commission leaders, non-profit executives, and City staff. The networking will provide a forum in which organizations can connect with the City’s youth leaders to share volunteer and leadership opportunities and recruit youth who have the necessary skills to participate in a leadership position on a board or commission. Community leaders interested in the networking session must register by August 1.
Students who attend the conference in its entirety are eligible to receive a $20 gift card. Youth will also receive updates throughout the year about internships, volunteer and leadership opportunities, and other ways to get involved.
In addition to skill-building, the Youth Leadership Conference strengthens the 40 developmental assets young people need to succeed. These assets include a sense of feeling valued by their community, self-esteem, recognizing themselves as a resource to others, and planning and decision-making.
This event is hosted by the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy, the Alexandria Sexual Assault Center, the Alexandria Library, and the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria. Visit alexandriava.gov/ACAP for more information about the Youth Leadership Conference.
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