Family and Youth Services Bureau’s National Youth Summit

Posted by on October 10, 2003

[posted from the Promising Practices in Afterschool listserv]

Dear Colleague:

Don’t miss the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (FYSB’s) Second National Youth Summit, scheduled for November 6-8, 2003, in Washington, D.C.! The Summit is the preeminent event of the Positive Youth Development field. This event will provide a forum for service providers, government program managers, researchers, educators, and youth to share experiences, successes, and challenges. The Summit will include a total of 35 workshops in five thematic tracks: “Safe Places,” “Healthy Choices,” “Positive Role Models,” “Skill Acquisition,” and “Civic Engagement.”

Featured speakers at the Second National Youth Summit will include 14-year-old, two-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Gregory Smith; and Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Ph.D. FYSB also has invited the Surgeon General of the United States. Members of Congress have been invited to attend and speak with youth at the Youth Town Hall.

See the attached materials and visit the Summit Web site at http://www.ncfy.com/Summit2003 for additional information about the event and to register to attend. You also can link to the Summit site from the Family and Youth Services Bureau home page at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb.

We look forward to seeing you in November!

The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth