CIL NET Presents…  A National Onsite Training

Keep it Real: Youth Leadership Development in Centers for Independent Living

May 12-14, 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

**Registration for this training is now closed**

Lodging:

Atlanta Marriott Marquis

• 265 Peachtree Center Avenue / Atlanta, Georgia 30303
  
  
• Hotel Toll-free:  1-888-855-5701
  
  
• Marriott Reservations: 1 (800) 228-9290
  
  
• Room Rate: $129/Night (single/double)

This groundbreaking training will be led by young leaders in the Independent Living Movement who are experts at organizing their communities for change. Strategies for recruiting youth and fostering meaningful involvement with IL philosophy will be provided, so that participants can harness the power of the next generation for their Centers.

Participants will gain the tools they need to build successful youth leadership development programs as our trainers present exciting initiatives taking place across the country and best practices in the field. Please join us to gain the expertise to learn how you can help young peoples develop their abilities as advocates, organizers, educators, policy wonks, and more!

Target Audience: Executive directors and board members of Centers for Independent Living; it may also be of benefit to staff and members of Statewide Independent Living Councils.

Your Presenters:

• Stacey Milbern, President of the National Youth Leadership Network and Youth Organizer for the Disabled Young People’s Collective;
  
  
• Amber Smock, Youth and Education Team Leader at Access Living Chicago; and
  
  
• Julia Thomas, Executive Director of the Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy

Join us in Atlanta to Learn How to:

1. Describe strategies to locate, recruit, connect with, and hire young people with disabilities to represent the community, embrace the philosophy of independent living, and serve as partners and leaders in the management and direction of their Centers.
   
   
2. Design leadership development programs that include a process for identifying leadership qualities in young people with disabilities, as well as taking advantage of the diversity of leadership opportunities available to them.
   
   
3. Recognize and challenge adultism in staff and the community by engaging in intergenerational and multicultural collaboration that offers inclusive and youth-led social, advocacy and skill development activities.
   
   
   
4. Use best practice models in youth disability leadership programs to create action plans for implementation in their Centers.

Travel Arrangements: Please make arrangements to stay for the entire training which will begin with registration at 8:30 am on May 12 and end at noon on May 14.

Deadline: The deadline to register for this training is April 16, 2010.

Updated Agenda (Atlanta is on Eastern Time)

Wednesday, May 12         

• 8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration & Breakfast Buffet

• 9:00 – 10:15 am: Welcome & Introductions

• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Introduction to the Workshop & Resources

• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: History of Youth Leadership in the Disability Movement

• 12:00 – 1:15 pm: Lunch (provided)

• 1:30 – 2:30 pm: Independent Living and Youth Issues

• 2:30 – 4:30 pm: Current Youth Programs in IL

• 4:30 – 5:00 pm: Daily Wrap Up

• 6:00 – 8:00 pm: Reception & Hands-On Youth Activities

Thursday, May 13

• 8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast Buffet

• 9:00 – 10:00 am: Daily Review & Opening Activity

• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Where Are We Now? 

• 12:00 – 1:30 pm: Lunch (provided)

• 1:30-2:15 pm: Building True Intergenerational Youth Leadership Support

• 2:15 – 4:30 pm: Strategies for Authentic Youth Engagement

• 4:30 – 5:00 pm: Daily Wrap Up

Friday, May 14

• 8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast Buffet

• 9:00 – 9:45 am: Daily Review & Opening Activity

• 9:45 – 11:00 am: Measuring Leadership

• 11:00 – 11:30 am: Review & Discussion

• 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Evaluation & Conclusion

PRESENTED BY CIL-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).