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Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

A partnership between the MU College of Education, the state of Missouri and others, Youth Leadership Forum is a unique career leadership-training program for students with disabilities, ages 16–21.

ongoing: The Regional Leadership Forums (RLF) will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the following cities: • October 3, 2020 – Kansas City • October 17, 2020 – Springfield • October 24, 2020 – Jefferson City • November 7, 2020 – Cape Girardeau
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Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

The Missouri Youth Leadership Forum is a unique career leadership-training program for high school students with disabilities, ages 16 – 21. Youth delegates are selected from their local communities to cultivate leadership, citizenship, social, and career development skills at this summer program.


https://youtu.be/22_wq5mGZrc


What are the goals of the Missouri Youth Leadership Forum?

  • Develop leadership skills to ensure that all youth with disabilities will realize their full potential
  • Develop career strategies that increase the youth’s potential for employment
  • Promote inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society
  • Participate in policymaking or practices that affect youth people with disabilities




Impact

For Sam Anderson, a high school junior from Parkville, Missouri, the 2018 Missouri Youth Leadership Forum was a chance to “join a family.” Read more: https://education.missouri.edu/2018/07/missouri-youth-leadership-forum-builds-family/
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Counseling, Disability, Education, Leadership, Training, Youth

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  Missouri, USA

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https://disability.mo.gov/gcd/ylf.htm

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