Audioconference on Engaging Youth as City Leaders

Posted by on December 1, 2006

Audioconference on Engaging Youth as City Leaders ? Dec. 14

Does your city have a youth council or is it planning to form one? Are youth in your city involved in service projects? Do they connect with local government and the community in other ways? A free, hour-long audioconference, on Thurs., Dec. 14, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time will highlight ways to enhance youth engagement and leadership. The title of the audioconference is ?A Seat at the Table: Engaging Youth as City Leaders.?

TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE CALL, send complete contact information (name, title, dept./org., address, city, state, phone, fax, and email) to iyef@nlc.org or via fax to (202) 626-3043 by close of business Tues., Dec. 12. No phone registrations can be accepted. If you wish, gather a group of people around a speaker phone and use the call as a springboard for brainstorming or training. One day prior to the call, each registrant will receive an email or fax providing a toll-free, dial-in number.

Also, registration is now open for the Institute?s audioconferences scheduled for the first half of 2007. To register, email full contact information to iyef@nlc.org and identify the audioconference(s) for which you are registering:

– Thurs., Jan. 18, 2:00 p.m. Eastern: ?Banning the Box: Facilitating the Reentry of Former Offenders into the Workforce and Community?

– Thurs., Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: City Strategies for Combating Childhood Obesity?

– Thurs., March 22, 2:00 p.m. Eastern: ?Dropout Recovery: What Cities Can Do to Get Students Back on Track?

– Thurs., April 19, 4:00 p.m. Eastern: ?Promoting School Readiness: How Cities Can Reach Young Children in Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care?

– Thurs., May 24, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Making Youth a High Priority: City-School Youth Master Planning Initiatives?

– Thurs., June 21, 12:30 p.m. Eastern, ?Economic Opportunity for All: City Roles in Building Stronger Families and More Inclusive Communities?