TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — The week of fun has come to an end for Alabama Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) delegates.
Before delegates left, there was one final event for them to participate in: graduation.
“At the end they earn a certificate for participation,” explained Assistant Professor Sharon Weaver.
Delegates’ leaders were also presented with certificates….
TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — This year’s Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is in full swing and is working to help prepare high school students with disabilities for life post-graduation.
The YLF is designed to equip students with disabilities all around the state with the proper tools they need to be self-sufficient. During the one-week camp,…
The Alabama Governor’s Youth Leadership Forum wrapped up their camp week on Thursday with a graduation ceremony where delegates parents and staff were able to come together and celebrate the delegates for all they have accomplished.
Group leaders took their opportunity to speak on each delegate individually as they received their plaques that commemorate their…
This week the Alabama Governor’s Youth Leadership Forum was on the Troy University campus.
The annual summer camp helps teens with disabilities learn self-advocacy and how to be independent.
“Many times as teenagers and youth they already have some kind of barriers,” says Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services State Transition Coordinator Tasha Betts. “Where…