City of Pittsburg: Youth Summit 2012

Youth Summit 2012

Date: 3/31/2012 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Cost: Free

Location: Los Medanos College
2700 E. Leland Road
Pittsburg, California 94565

Each year Contra Costa County District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover sponsors a summit for the youth of Contra Costa County. The 2012 Youth Summit will be held on Saturday, March 31st. It will again be located at:

Los Medanos College
2700 E Leland Road Pittsburg
8a.m.- 3p.m
It will unite sixth through twelfth grade youth with local dignitaries, mentors and community leaders for an incredible day complete with exploration, education, and entertainment. The event will be a community effort to build healthy attributes such as self esteem, honesty, and integrity. Our goal is to assist our students in constructing the foundation they need to be successful by equipping them with experiences that will enhance their personal and social standards. The interactive workshops provided at the Summit will offer life skills, assist with career development and provide a venue for appropriate activities that reduce the risk of undesirable behavior.

for participation in this year's summit. After all RFP's have been received and reviewed you will be notified as to the status of your proposal.

In order to provide our youth with a valuable experience this year,
We need your assistance!

These summits are a collaborative community effort and there are a multitude of opportunities available for you/your agency to be involved.

To ACCESS information about last year's 2011 YOUTH SUMMIT AGENDA, please click on the HyperLink below:

2011 Contra Costa County Youth Summit Agenda

The day will begin with a keynote session, followed by a forum with elected officials. The remainder of the day is segmented into three tracks and lunch.The event incorporates a vast spectrum of topics and activities as our young constituency is extremely diverse. There is no cost to the youth to attend or participate in any activities, including eating lunch and receiving a t-shirts.

Workshops in the first track primarily address acedemic/educational subject matter, career opportunities, employment related information and topics pertaining to matters that cause the students to project and give some consideration to their future.

The second track introduces a number of workshops that evoke self awareness, analysis and acceptance in addition to hobbies or activities that are a positive utilization of time. Some previous summits have included workshops that adressed time/money management, manifestation of a positive attitude, disucssions regarding internet usage, substance abuse, depression, dating, violence, gangs, helathy choices and healthy boundaries. We have also offered workshops with instruction on CPR, photography, videography, radio personalities, personal hygiene and more.

The third track includes workshops with a physical component- dancing, basketball, track, maritial arts zumba and various types of athelically based activities. Lunch time is teaming with entertainment, opportunities to receive an air brush tattoo or manicure, community information and free food.

Visit us on YouTube and Facebook to view a promo for this year's summit:

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If you would like to present a workshop, volunteer your time, donate a raffle item, assist with advertisement and promotional matters, provide an activity during the lunch hour or if your agency would like an information table during lunchtime.

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It does in fact take a village to provide opportunities for our youth.

Your consideration and time is deeply appreciated.

Together we can make a difference.

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