Unleashing the Power of Youth and Community Potential

justCommunity, Inc., is the primary sponsor of a major youth development conference each fall entitled "Unleashing the Power of Youth and Community Potential." The conference attracts hundreds of youth serving professionals, youth and many others from the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. Cutting-edge speakers and leading thinkers in the positive youth development and community mobilzation fields are invited each year.

2001 Conference Brochure (2.8 M Adobe PDF, vierw with the free Acrobat Reader)

2002 Info

October 8-9, 2001
Holiday Inn, Allentown PA

A two-day conference for youth and adults celebrating their work in community building initiatives across the region.

Come to focus on what matters to youth, not what's the matter with youth!

Along with four keynote addresses, we will be having 30 practical, hands-on break out sessions during the conference for youth and adults together. See details below.

Dear Friend,

Please join us for one of the region's premier conferences: "Unleashing the Power of Youth and Community Potential". If you were with us last year you know what to expect. If you are considering attending this conference for the first time, here are some points to consider:

• This is a conference focused on "what matters to youth", not "what's the matter with youth".

• Having youth as an integral part of the planning, implementation and execution of the conference has been intentional and a necessary ingredient of the event.

• There will be hundreds of people attending the conference from throughout Northeastern United States representing schools, community based-youth serving organizations, child care agencies, health systems, communities of faith, juvenile justice agencies, substance abuse and mental health facilities, community minded citizens, parents and youth.

• This diverse group of people is vitally interested in discovering new ways to think, speak, behave and plan together in order to bring fresh perspectives to old problems; and to focus on strength based solutions to these challenges.

  Our four nationally known keynote presenters this year will cover a broad range of topics such as: the importance of humor, the power of using native ways to build community, learning to slow down in the ever increasing pace of our culture and the beauty of seeing school communities rally around asset development as a core value.

  You will also have an opportunity to experience many of the topic focused workshops and institutes offered over the two days by dynamic presenters. This year we have added more workshops geared specifically towards youth.

  So whether you first became involved in community mobilization through the Communities That Care (CTC) process, a Municipal Alliance, a Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth asset building initiative, a Community of Promise site or another grass roots effort begun on behalf of positive youth development¯you are welcome at this conference!

  Come and make new friendships, renew your spirit and share your stories. You will gain new energy and creative ideas for your community.

  See you in October.

Lee Rush Executive Director justCommunity, inc.

Monday, October 8, 2001

8:00 Registration
8:30 Welcome and Opening
8:45 Keynote Address - Karen Vadino
9:30 Institutes
9:30 Workshops - Session One
11:00 Workshops - Session Two
12:15 Lunch (included)
1:30 Workshops - Session Three
2:45 Keynote Address - Don Coyhis
4:00 Close

Keynote Speakers - Sponsors - Schedule - Workshops

INSTITUTES AND WORKSHOPS

Institutes ~ 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM

A. Dreams and Choices: Life is Inclusive
David Solove, Director of Admissions, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA and John Kinnaird, Motivation Presenter, Allentown PA

B. Communication Between Youth and Adults: The Final Frontier
Karen Vadino, Motivational Speaker, Youngstown, OH

C. Repairing the Harm: Using Restorative Practices in Schools and Communities
Bob Costello, Assistant Director, Real Justice, Bethlehem, PA; Lee Rush, Executive Director, justCommunity Inc., Quakertown, PA

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Workshops (Session One) ~ 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

1. Assets 101: An Introduction to the 40 Developmental Assets Model
Kevin Kervick, Coordinator, Lehigh Valley Asset Builders, Bethlehem, PA

2. The Neighborhood Model of Prevention: Putting the Front Porches Back on Our Houses
Nancy Caira, Health Educator/Youth Services Coordinator; Amy Lewis, Health Educator/Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, Bernards Township Health Department; and Ridge High School Students,Basking Ridge, NJ

3. Youth Led Team Building Activities
Brad Gery, Ben Kratz, Dan Geotter and Ryan Zamroz, Pennridge High School Students,
Perkasie, PA

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Workshops (Session Two) ~ 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

4. Building the Foundation: Asset Development in Pre-School Children
Judy Orlosky, Clinical Psychologist; and Merlene Taylor, Director of Social Services, Millhill Family and Child Centers, Trenton, NJ

5. Beyond Tokenism: Youth Ownership in Community Building
Teen TAPS Youth Leadership Group, Bethlehem PA

6. The Power of Mentoring
Dina Ricciardi, Mentoring Institute Manager, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bucks County, Jamison, PA

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Workshops (Session Three) ~ 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

7. Communities Walking their Talk: The Nuts and Bolts Showcase
Rachel Hogan, CTC Mobilizer, Easton, PA; Lori Henry, Home/School Visitor, Wilson School District, Boyertown, PA; Carla Beach, Coordinator, HC/HY Initiative of the Abingtons, Clarks Summit, PA; John Winslow, Coordinator, BUSY, Building Up Strengths in Youth, Pottstown, PA

8. Keeping the Spirit Alive: Engaging the Community for the Long Haul
Rosemary Adiletto, Director of Prevention Services, Today, Inc., Bensalem, PA

9. Leadership from the Center: Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit
Don Coyhis, President, White Bison, Colorado Springs, CO

10. Evaluation: Showing Your Effectiveness to the Community
Cheryl Guthier, Executive Director, Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Reading, PA

11. Solutions of Hope: Using Strength Based Strategies to Face Life's Obstacles
Em Finney, Director of Lehigh Valley Wraparound and Dave Weiskotten, Director of Research and Training, United Way Services, Inc., Bethlehem, PA

12. The Pennsylvania CTC Project: Current Issues, Funding and Future Directions
Amy Zarefoss, Acting Director, Communities That Care, Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research, Shippensburg, PA

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Tuesday, October 9, 2001

8:00 Registration
8:30 Welcome and Opening
8:45 Keynote Address - Sam Keen
9:30 Institutes
9:30 Workshops - Session Four
11:00 Workshops - Session Five
12:15 Lunch (included)
1:30 Workshops- Session Six
2:45 Keynote Address - Clay Roberts
4:00 Close

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Institutes ~ 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM

D. Deepening Asset Building in Schools
Clay Roberts, President, Roberts and Associates, Bainbridge Island, WA

E. Owning and Naming Your Days: Reclaiming Your Time
Sam Keen, Author and Philosopher, Sonoma, CA

F. Advanced Strategies for Building Healthy Coalitions
John Kriger, Deputy Director, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse Neglect, Trenton, NJ

Workshops (Session Four) ~ 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

13. Assets 101: An Introduction to the 40 Developmental Assets Model
Dave Weiskotten, Director of Research and Training, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA

14. Youth Activism: How to Use the Internet to Spread Your Message
Eric Heydenberk, Student, Quakertown High School, Quakertown, PA

15. Brick by Brick: Finding and Building on Your Congregation's Asset Building Potential,
Cynthia Sosnowski, Prevention and Psycotherapy Consultants, Stone Harbor, NJ

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Workshops (Session Five) ~ 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

16. Grading Grownups: How Are We Really Doing?
Cynthia Sosnowski, Prevention and Psychotherapy Consultants, Stone Harbor, NJ

17. Deepening Your Youth Ministry: Putting Flesh on the Spiritual
Ted Melnyk, Director of Development, Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA

18. Cooperative Learning, Play and Laughter: Serious Tools in Education
Dave Pastorok, President, The Adventure Network, Chalfont, PA

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Workshops (Session Six) ~ 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

19. Asset Building Programs and Policies
Clay Roberts, President, Roberts and Associates, Bainbridge Island, WA

20. The Power of Asset Building in Improving Student Academic Success
Dennis Tulli, Superintendent, Lebanon School District, Lebanon, PA

21. Looking Beyond School: Other Community Based Means to Gather Data
Ted Melnyk, Director of Development, Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA

22. Methods of Bullying Prevention in Schools and Other Community Organizations
Jane Riese, Bullying Prevention Program Coordinator, Family-Child Resources/F-CR Associates, York, PA

23. Exploring the Power of Music and Dance
Tara Slemmer, Jess Kade, Catye Quinn, Students, Quakertown High School, Quakertown, PA

24. TBA

 

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