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Youth Summit

Voices for Change in 2008

The second Howard County Youth Summit was held on Friday, April 11, 2008 at The Gathering Place in Clarksville.  Speaker Derek Peterson helped empower young people in Howard County to take action on issues important to them. Click here to see pictures from the Summit.

For more information about the Summit, click here to read Lisa Silverman's article in the Baltimore Sun.

Program  for the Summit 


Howard County Youth Summit 2007

A Howard County Youth Summit was held at Marriotts Ridge High School on April 27th.  The Summit was sponsored by Howard County Recreation & Parks, The Locale Children’s Board, Howard County Connections, HCPSS, and the Columbia Association. Sponsoring organizations are those that have pledged funds or resources. The goal of the Youth Summit was to hear youth voice and empower young people in Howard County by listening to students’ issues and working with them to take action to improve these issues.

A Facebook page was created to keep the momentum of the Summit going: click here to access it!

Watch a Snapshot of the 2007 Summit!