Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit

I recently received some information about the 2012 Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit. It is hosted through the Mockingbird Society. Here is the information:

The Leadership Summit will be June 25^th to 27^th 2012 on Bainbridge Island. Applications to the Leadership Summit are due on April 20^th.

The Leadership Summit is a skill-building opportunity for current and former foster youth and their allies. All travel expenses and participation costs will be paid for applicants accepted to the Leadership Summit.

Potential applicants would be foster youth age 14 or older or former foster youth age 24 or younger.

Participants at the Leadership Summit will learn how to use their voice effectively to get their needs met in and out of the system.  Participants will meet with other current and former foster youth, identify issues important to them, and express their ideas to state policy makers.

Additionally, participants will attend Transitions. This innovative, experiential eight hour training is the latest Mockingbird Society developed curriculum for youth who have experienced foster care. Participants will learn tools to help successfully navigate life’s major transitions including, but not limited to, transitioning out of foster care.

Applications for the Leadership Summit are due by 5pm on April 20^th, 2012. A link to the on-line application can be found on the Mockingbird Society website at:  www.mockingbirdsociety.org

The direct link to the application:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012summitapplication

Or you can go to the Leadership Summit page at:

http://www.mockingbirdsociety.org/the-mockingbird-network/leadership-summit/