The Leaders in Life Youth Conference is a conference planned for youth by youth. It is held in Kern County and is open to students in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County High Schools, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools and to 7th and 8th graders in K-8 schools. The vision of this conference is to bring together individuals from various races, economic backgrounds, and academic achievement levels. The conference will provide an opportunity for students who need to be inspired and encouraged such as those who may be struggling academically, with personal issues or home and family issues.

At least 75 percent of the students who are selected by their schools to attend this conference will be selected from lower socio-economic backgrounds and from slightly below average to average achievement levels. All of the students should be first-time attendees to allow for larger numbers of students from each school to have had the opportunity at some point during their 7-12th grade years to have experienced a Leaders in Life Youth Conference.

The conference format includes keynote speakers, interactive break-out sessions, the resource fair, and entertainment.

The break-out sessions range from topics such as teen pregnancy, to drug use, to applying to college. Because the young people of today are faced with many issues, the workshop topics are designed by young people themselves. It is soley for youth, by youth.

So Can You Hear Our Rising Voices?

The 2008 Leaders in Life Youth Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the Rabobank Arena/Holiday Inn Select.

For more information, please call Jeff Coomber at (661)636-4523.