2011 Youth Summit on Hunger and Poverty

2010 Youth Summit Successes

3 Daily Independent Articles (including an “In Our View”):

June 21

July 6

July 10

Students visited 10 organizations and the Huntington Farmers’ Market and the Greenup County Farmers’ Market

Banquet Guest Speaker: State Representative Tanya Pullin

Influenced: the creation of the Youth Guild and the Youth Community Garden (located at the Flatwoods City Park)

Mission

This mission of the Rolling Hills Folk Center’s Youth Summit is to engage students to recognize poverty and hunger, collectively problem solve to develop solutions to local problems, and to advocate change. This is the second year of the Youth Summit and we are working with local community leaders, governmental agencies, and local nonprofits to ensure an in-depth, well-rounded program.

Now Accepting Applications

We are now accepting applications for the 2011 Youth Summit on Poverty and Hunger and we are looking for students who are interested in becoming community leaders and gaining skills to help bring about change. If you are of high school age and have interests in poverty/hunger issues, want to develop leadership skills, and want to change your community, then this program is for you! By participating in the 2011 Youth Summit you will be sure to expect:

• an interactive education experience
• a unique understanding of local and national poverty and hunger issues
• an in-depth understanding of Greenup County, geographically, socially, and economically
• to collectively participate in problem solving and planning steps of action in relation to poverty and hunger
• a letter of recommendation

When: June 27 – July 8th

Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Days: Monday – Friday

Where: Greenup County Extension Office

35 Wurtland Ave.
Wurtland, KY 41144

The Youth Summit is starting in a couple weeks! We would still like to have more youth participate! Although this is a two-week program, the schedule is quite flexible. Some youth have summer jobs, camps, and other commitments and can only come a couple times a week, but we are still encouraging youth to apply so that they can be engaged in service and advocacy learning projects. This is a FREE youth leadership program. Lunch and transportation are provided!

Click here to fill out an online application for the 2011 Youth Summit.