V.E.T.T.S. Youth Summit 2018

SAVE THE DATE V.E.T.T.S. YOUTH SUMMIT 2018 FOCUS. TAKE ACTION. BECOME YOUR TRUTH. March 14th and 15th 2018 Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515 The V.E.T.T.S. is hosting a 2-Day Summit open to all high school students. The goal of this special retreat is to support youth in overcoming their past, making better decisions in the present, and planning their future. Students will explore different career paths, college opportunities, and resiliency and empowerment workshops. Meals will be provided. We have created a diverse panel of speakers from all walks to life to share their own trials and triumphs, showing them there are other possibilities and avenues to pursue. This year we are lucky to have Akeem Browder as our keynote speaker, he will be sharing his experiences as well as giving the youth some insights and real-world training. We are excited to announce our Keynote Speaker Akeem Browder Akeem Browder is a social justice advocate and agent of change. The Bronx native works to honor the legacy of his brother Kalief Browder, and mother Venida Browder by working with elected official, lawyers, doctors, college students and community based organizations to change laws, policies and regulations that devastate poor communities and families that have been impacted by mass incarceration and solitary confinement in State prisons. He is the founder of Shut Down Rikers, and the Kalief Browder Foundation. A civil engineer by trade, he is currently traveling the country promoting the six-part Spike TV docu-series Time: The Kalief Browder Story.  visit kaliefbrowderfoundation.com We are proud to announces our V.E.T.T.S. summit 2018, and are planning to make this year memorable and inspiring for the youth with a great lineup of speakers and activities. Registar for V.E.T.T.S. Youth Summit today. FOLLOW US!