Empowering Youth Event

Are you 14-21? Are you interested in being a youth leader? There is a “Empowering Youth Voices” event on February 16th and 17th in Breiningsville, PA. The event will engage youth in dynamic sessions with young adult leaders.

Youth will clarify their personal goals, learn leadership skills, and develop life-changing relationships. There will be workshops that the adults can attend as well.

The event is sponsored by Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network (PYLN), Abilities in Motion (AIM), and the Statewide Youth Initiative (SYI), with funding and support from the PA Department of Education (PaTTAN), the PA Department of Labor (OVR), and the PA Statewide Independent Living Council (PASILC).

The event is free. Some meals are included during the event. Transportation and lodging costs are not included. However, there may be grants available.

Register by February 1, 2013. Call Jackie at AIM for more information at 610-376-0010 x 104.

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Jaclyn Kratzer is a disability advocate and writer in Pennsylvania who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of two and a half. She uses a motorized wheelchair as her primary mobility tool. Her goal is to educate society about disabilities. She graduated from Reading Area Community College...

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