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Youth Leadership Summit 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Daily

Independence First540 S. 1st St.Milwaukee, WI 53204

Details:

Youth Leadership Summit 2025

Join us for a fun week of learning!

Youth Leadership Summit is a week-long summer program for high school students with disabilities in the Milwaukee area. This is a great opportunity to meet other youth with disabilities and gain valuable skills and experiences to become more involved in your community!

The program is held June 23, 2025 – June 27th, 2025 from 10AM – 4PM

At Independence First:

540 South 1st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204

Some of the benefits:

• Make new friends

• Learn about healthy and safe relationships

• Develop valuable advocacy skills

• Be heard and empowered

Fun Activities:

• Songwriting & music production

• Games & Raffles

• Comedy Sportz

• Zen Gardens

To apply (seats are limited) and to request accommodations, contact Kristin Stern at 414-226-8332 or KStern@independencefirst.org

 

 

Reasonable Accommodations
Independence First is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility when offering agency-sponsored events. Please notify Kristin Stern at 414-226-8332 V/Relay or KStern@independencefirst.org with your disability-related accommodation requests by 2 weeks before the group meeting. We will do our best to honor accommodation requests made after this date.

 

Environmental Chemical Sensitivities
For the safety and comfort of those with chemical and environmental sensitivities, Independence First requests that when attending agency-sponsored events, please refrain from using any perfumed products such as scented soaps, deodorants, perfumes, colognes and heavily scented fabric softeners. To maintain a smoke-free environment, please also refrain from smoking in paths of travel and doorways.