In February 2011, RAMP youth, staff, mentors, and family members came to Washington, DC to participate in the Voices in Action National Youth Summit at Howard University sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. The RAMP delegation came together on the Friday before the Summit to prepare together for the next day's events and get to know RAMP stakeholders from other sites around the country.
RAMP Youth Summit 2011 Closing Circle Video
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RAMP Youth Summit Video, Washington, DC, February 26, 2011
Pre-Summit meeting participants gather on Friday before the big event.
RAMP youth, staff, and a parent brainstorm on flip charts to prepare for the Summit.
RAMP Mentoring Coordinator Zach Garafalo from Families Together in Albany County and an Albany RAMP youth contemplate comments on a flip chart.
Pre-Summit meeting attendees contemplate ideas written on brainstorming flip charts.
A RAMP youth practices speaking in front of the group.
A RAMP youth practices speaking in front of the group.
A group of RAMP youth prepare for the Summit.
Two Chemung County (NY) youth share their site's high-tech project.
A RAMP youth pauses for a photograph.
A RAMP youth pauses for a photograph.
A RAMP youth pauses for a photograph.
A RAMP youth pauses for a photograph.
A RAMP youth pauses for a photograph.
Three Chemung County (NY) youth hang out together during a break.
The RAMP Youth Summit delegation gathers for a group photo.
Two RAMP youth, a parent, and a mentor gather outside the Youth Summit before it begins on the Howard University Camp
Two RAMP youth and staff from Lake City, FL prepare to enter the Youth Summit.
Youth participate in a Youth Summit workshop entitled "Mentoring Our Youth, Building Stronger Communities."
Two hip hop artists perform on the Youth Summit stage.
A teen DJ and young visual artists show their stuff on the Youth Summit stage.
A marching band, drum corps, and color guard perform on the Youth Summit stage.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan attended to share some thoughts and hear youth's opinions first hand.
RAMP youth relax together before the closing circle after the Summit.
