Youth Schedule

*The colored dots on the back of your nametag indicate which room you should proceed to:

• Red – Fire Room
• Green – Earth Room
• Blue – Metal Room

Meet, hang out, and compete with other youth during this icebreaker session!

The International Youth Advisory Board is a group of youth leaders from all over the YVC network that make a difference within the YVC Network every day and learn leadership skills that will aid them in making a difference in their communities for years to come.

Wood Room

At home in Kampala, Uganda, Dominic spends much of his time serving others. Please join him in learning about how he gives back to his community and learn skills that you can incorporate in your own volunteer programs.

Dominic Savio Nkuubi is partnering with YVCHQ through the U.S. State Department’s Community Engagement Exchange Program. Dominic is an emerging young leader from Kampala, Uganda and is working at HQ for twelve weeks. Dominic brings a global perspective to HQ and will take valuable skills back to Uganda for his own career endeavors.

Metal Room

We will be looking at the rising crisis amongst youth: mental health and holding open and transparent discussions on what youth mental health looks like in your area and sharing a tool, created by our Youth Advisory Board, that can help to combat mental health and suicide amongst youth. You will be given the opportunity to see the product, be made aware of the program offered alongside and see how it could fit into your YVC Program! Our youth created, Anchor Decks, were designed to serve as a tool for youth who are struggling with mental health symptoms. The Anchor Decks were created as a grounding tool to be utilized when youth are feeling emotions that are unpleasant. The mission is to bring the individual struggling with negative emotions back into the present and to serve as a reminder that negative feelings are temporary and that the anchors, represented in the deck, can serve as a tool and a reminder to focus on the positive that surrounds them. Join us as we Anchor and do our part in addressing youth mental health.

Lindsay Sites, Program Director of Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading, holds a degree in Behavioral Health and Addiction Science and has a passion for mental health and the prevention of suicide.

Fire Room

We are part of the land community. Learn about land use practices, how they impact local ecosystems, and how we can protect our communities with trees and stewardship.

Taylor is an arborist and naturalist with Heartland Tree Alliance, working to engage people of Kansas City to take action and advocate for a healthy community forest. She works part-time with the Savanna Institute and Prairie Birthday Farm, where they integrate trees and farming to foster ecological resilience and climate stability. Taylor began her nonprofit career at YVC Headquarters and later as an AmeriCorps Team Leader with YVCKC. She volunteers for the Missouri Department of Conservation and partners.

* The first letter of your last name indicates which room you should proceed. to:

• A-H – Wood Room, Draw Your Future with Agilities
• I-Z – Salon A, Pathway Financial Education

Research shows if you draw a picture of your desired future, view it, and take action, you’ll increase your goal achievement by 42%. You don’t have to be a great artist! This fun activity helps you think about your skills and interests within the context of your current reality, desired future, and necessary steps to achieve your goals.

Cindy Schluckebier is the Integration Specialist at The DeBruce Foundation, where she helps individuals explore what they like to do and what they are good at so they can connect to a variety of career options to expand their future success.

* The first letter of your last name indicates which room you should proceed. to:

• A-H – Wood Room, Draw Your Future with Agilities
• I-Z – Salon A, Pathway Financial Education

Are you curious about investing and want to learn more about it? Well, in this game you will learn a few of the key principles of investing.  At each level of the game, you will move to new levels. Ultimately, you will gain the knowledge needed not just to win the game but to achieve your own financial success and teach what you have learned to your peers and family. So, are you GAME?

Latasha is the Executive Director for Pathway Financial Education and is co-founder of CornerStone Enterprise, Ltd.  She is a licensed CPA with a B.S. degree in Accounting from University of Maryland, UC. Latasha has over 25 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting at Fortune 500 companies like Sprint and Humana-Kindred at Home, federal government expertise at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the private sector at Hallmark. In addition, she has owned and operated her own tax business. Throughout her career, serving has been at the center. She has been on the board of Spofford Home serving as Treasurer, Vice Chairman, and Chairman as well as the Cornerstones of Care Foundation board and Investment committee.

Wood Room

Research shows if you draw a picture of your desired future, view it, and take action, you’ll increase your goal achievement by 42%. You don’t have to be a great artist! This fun activity helps you think about your skills and interests within the context of your current reality, desired future, and necessary steps to achieve your goals.

Cindy Schluckebier is the Integration Specialist at The DeBruce Foundation, where she helps individuals explore what they like to do and what they are good at so they can connect to a variety of career options to expand their future success.

Salon A

Are you curious about investing and want to learn more about it? Well, in this game you will learn a few of the key principles of investing.  At each level of the game, you will move to new levels. Ultimately, you will gain the knowledge needed not just to win the game but to achieve your own financial success and teach what you have learned to your peers and family. So, are you GAME?

Latasha is the Executive Director for Pathway Financial Education and is co-founder of CornerStone Enterprise, Ltd.  She is a licensed CPA with a B.S. degree in Accounting from University of Maryland, UC. Latasha has over 25 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting at Fortune 500 companies like Sprint and Humana-Kindred at Home, federal government expertise at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the private sector at Hallmark. In addition, she has owned and operated her own tax business. Throughout her career, serving has been at the center. She has been on the board of Spofford Home serving as Treasurer, Vice Chairman, and Chairman as well as the Cornerstones of Care Foundation board and Investment committee.