[Durham INC] Durham Youth Summit Nov. 11

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  October 30, 2009

 

 

6th Annual Durham Youth Summit Nov. 11 

  
What:              2009 Durham Youth Summit 
  
Who:               City of Durham as well as other partnering agencies
in Durham that serve youth ages 14 - 24

 

When:             Wednesday, November 11, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  
Where:            Holton Career & Resource Center

                        401 North Driver Street, Durham 
  
Fast Facts 

*         The 2009 Durham Youth Summit aims to educate youth and their
parents about new career and recreational opportunities in Durham and
will feature programs now available in the new Holton Career & Resource
Center. 

 

*         During the Summit, youth and their parents will engage in
various workshops and receive information from the following local
organizations:  

	*	Workshops will be presented by Durham Public Schools,
Durham Technical Community College, Duke Medical Clinic, Sales and
Service Training Center, and the Durham Workforce Development Board.

 

	*	The Durham JobLink Career Center, Durham Together for
Resilient Youth (Durham TRY), YMCA, South Eastern Efforts Developing
Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS), Scrap Exchange, El Centro Hispano, N.C.
Cooperative Extension /4-H, and Vocational Rehabilitation will provide
resource information in the vendor section of the Summit.

 

*         Sponsors of this year's Summit include the City of Durham's
Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD); Durham Workforce
Development Board; N.C. Cooperative Extension/4-H; Durham JobLink Career
Center; El Centro Hispano; Project Safe Neighborhoods; Year of
Opportunity for Durham Teens (YO Durham); Durham Parks & Recreation;
Durham Youth Commission; Durham County Health Department; Durham At-Risk
Youth Collaborative; Durham Police Department; Durham TRY; and Youth
Employed & Succeeding (YES).

 

*         For additional information about this Summit, contact James
Dickens, youth program coordinator with the City's OEWD, at (919)
560-4965, ext. 15217 or via e-mail james.dickens at durhamnc.gov.    

 

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