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So honoured by this article please if you have a chance take a read! Shoutout to Sophie Coker it was amazing taking to you about this amazing experience!
The Center for expanding leadership and opportunity is an organization that aims to increase the access young people have to high quality leadership development interventions. The program yields results through focused efforts which include training, certification, and research. Most notably, the organization allows youth voices to inform its endeavors.
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So honoured by this article please if you have a chance take a read! Shoutout to Sophie Coker it was amazing taking to you about this amazing experience!
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Last weekend, I had the privilege of serving on the Operations Team for The Allstate Foundation's National Youth Service Summit in Chicago. I extend my special thanks to Greg Weatherford II for providing me with this opportunity. It was a great honor to meet and engage with young adult service leaders from various parts of the country!
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Program Coordinator - Community and Population Health | Master of Public Health Student at The George Washington University | Howard Alumna
I’m incredibly honored to have been featured in GW Today for representing George Washington University at the inaugural Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit in Chicago! Out of 500 applicants, I was selected alongside 70 other inspiring young leaders from across the U.S. to engage in a weekend of learning, collaborating, and networking. The experience was unforgettable, and the opportunity to connect with others dedicated to making a difference was invaluable. This article focuses on my journey from being a caretaker for my mother to becoming a passionate advocate for health equity and social justice. My work through my fellowship and beyond continues to focus on addressing healthcare disparities and promoting cultural awareness in medical spaces, with a particular interest in reducing maternal mortality in marginalized communities. I’m so grateful for the opportunity and am excited to continue this important work with the new skills and insights gained from the summit. Huge thanks to The George Washington University Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity and The Allstate Foundation for making this possible! Check out the full article here🩷✨ https://lnkd.in/eX2QMPQR #GWToday #PublicHealthAdvocate #HealthEquity #YouthLeadership #AllstateFoundation #MilkenInstitute #CommunityHealth #ServiceLeaders #BlackWomenInPublicHealth #HealthJustice #CivicEngagement #NYPresbyterian #YoungLeaders
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Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to attend The Allstate Foundation Inaugural National Youth Service Summit. Connecting with and learning from such a wide range of passionate leaders was an incredible honor. I’m so excited to continue collaborating and supporting each other’s community initiatives! #YouthServiceSummit Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity
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2x Emmy Nominated & Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist | Author | Scholastic Rising Voices Mentor | Special Advisor, MBK Alliance & MBK Chicago Action Team at the Obama Foundation
It was an honor to be invited by the The Allstate Foundation and the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity to join so many incredible youth leaders from around the country for the National Youth Service Summit! I’m so grateful for this family of amazing change-makers and I couldn’t be more inspired and empowered to continue the work we’re doing to impact social change. Even got to perform some of my original word poetry with the crew✍🏽 More to come! #YouthServiceSummit #AllStateFoundation
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Last weekend, I attended the Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit in Chicago. Being a part of the inaugural class of the Summit was truly a blessing and this weekend was a wonderful opportunity to focus on intentional connection, renewal, and service. Throughout the weekend, I had the chance to participate in a team design sprint challenge, hear from a panel of community leaders who are doing amazing things in their community, and gain valuable insights about ways I can increase my community impact. I'm coming away from this weekend excited to continue working on my current service initiatives, inspired by the youth service leaders I met, and hopeful for the better future that we're all going to build together! A huge thank you to The Allstate Foundation, the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity, Greg Weatherford II, Sydnee P., and everyone else who worked together to make this wonderful happen! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! #YouthServiceSummit
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This past weekend, I had the immense privilege of attending The Allstate Foundation's National Youth Service Summit. I'm humbly proud to have been one of the 75 out of 500 applicants selected to attend this inaugural program. The summit brought youth changemakers, ages 18-22, from across the country for an impactful weekend of learning, networking, and collaboration. Throughout the summit, I gained valuable insights into the importance of mentorship and how to leverage resources to fast-track the success of projects effectively. One of my favorite memories from the summit was participating in the design sprint challenge, where my team was tasked with identifying ways to design a hypothetical youth mentorship program between a local high school and a university. I'm excited to share that my team secured first place in the challenge and was awarded $5,000 to donate to a Chicago-based nonprofit of our choice. I'd like to thank The Allstate Foundation and Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity for hosting such an empowering event. I also want to express my heartfelt appreciation to Greg Weatherford II, Kristan Cilente Skendall, Alex Quian, Sydnee P., and all of the other organizers of this summit. #YouthServiceSummit
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“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it’s never a question of ‘critical mass.’ It’s always about critical connections.” —Grace Lee Boggs Reflecting on my time at The Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit. Learned so much about coalition-building, youth mobilization, and the importance of intergenerational solidarity in advancing a more equitable future. Unimaginably grateful to be one of 75 leaders chosen out of 500 applicants. Creating critical connections with other incredible leaders in service across so many issue areas reinforced the interconnectedness of our work: mental health is civic engagement is environmental justice is youth empowerment is racial equity. Ready to bring these insights to my scholar-activism! Thank you to the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity team, and Greg Weatherford II for your vision and leadership in bringing this first cohort of community-oriented changemakers together. #YouthServiceSummit
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This past weekend, WWAD’s Co-Executive Directors Esther L. and Fiona Lu attended the inaugural National Youth Service Summit in Chicago, IL. Thank you to The Allstate Foundation and Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity for your belief and investment in youth leadership, restoration, community-building, and co-creation. We’re leaving the conference feeling inspired and empowered to continue making policy more accessible and serving folks through community-centered policy! #YouthLedYouthDriven #YouthServiceSummit #YouthService