Apply Now! 2024 I’m Determined Summit: Youth & Family Event
Description:
Apply for the 2024 I’m Determined Summit: Youth & Family Event (application is due by Feb. 11, 2024 before midnight) - The Youth and Family Summit is a 3-day event held each June and sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and the Partnership for People with Disabilities. Youth with disabilities from across the Commonwealth meet to network and discuss issues of importance to youth and young adults with disabilities. Youth and families will learn about 3 key components of self-determination: Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness.
Youth will attend hands-on sessions that help them understand these three components, how to put them into practice, and how to plan for continued growth in each area.
Parents will attend separate sessions built specifically for them, focusing on the same components and also bringing in awareness of resources and agencies available to families in Virginia.
This event is limited to 50 youth + families. Virginia youth with disabilities ages 14-18 (as of June 11, 2024) and accompanying parent(s)/guardian(s). There are no exceptions to the age requirement.
This event tends to fill quickly, so do not hesitate to apply! Applications open now!
Date(s):
2/1/2024
Location(s):
Festival Conference and Student Center James Madison University (JMU) Harrisonburg, VA