Please check back throughout the week as we are uploading presentations as we received them. The workshop titles in gray are downloadable links.

For a fantastic post conference summary click here: Dream Girls Conference Summary

Workshop Presentations

Preconference Sessions

Developing Powerful Grant Proposals

MAKiN’ iT RIGHT: Youth Working to Change Themselves and Their Community

Turning Your Youth Participants into Lean, Mean Opportunity Hunting Machines

2:15 – 3:15                WORKSHOPS/ Choices I

Services Coordination Through Technology, Networking, And Data Management Systems: Enhancing Collaborative Youth Services

Chambers Of Commerce: A Powerful Partner For Connecting with Business

Reconnecting Youth to Education: Why YouthBuild Works as a Dropout Recovery Program

Community College Training: A “Hotspot” for Career Resources and Training

Introduction to the California Pregnant and Parenting Youth Guide

Project Dream – Making it Happen

Get A Job and Get Paid!

3:45 – 4:45                WORKSHOPS/ Choices II

Entrepreneurship and the World of Business

Resilience Training: Help Youth Cope While Improving Performance Outcomes and Staff Morale

Empowering Youth to Succeed in College and Career

Performing Under Common Measures for Youth Programs

Preparing Youth To Work By Working – What A Concept!

Together We Succeed: Essential Elements of Successful Youth Programs

Peer Support Workers: Challenges and Rewards

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

10:30 – 11:30           WORKSHOPS/ Choices III

Online Mentoring: Bringing Professionals to Youth for 21^st Century Skills Development

Success Principles: Secrets in Motivating Yourself and Others

Improving Program Strategies – Best Practices from Entry to Exit

Helping Youth Find Success In The New Economy

Implementing an Effective Work Ethics Program for Youth: The Seven Key Values

Engaging Youth in Life’s Multiple Choices

Strengths Based Training: Tapping into Youths Natural Talents and Abilities

Graphic Recording

1:15 – 2:15               WORKSHOPS/ Choices IV

Youth Driven Media Strategies

RoadTrip Nation

Employers Want A Profit Making Partner Not An Applicant!

Supporting Youth with Various Disabilities in Workforce Centers: An Exploratory Workshop

Successful Strategies for Employing Juvenile Offenders

The Seven Soft Skills Necessary for Job Readiness

The Courage to Follow Your Creative Heart

2:30 – 3:15                ISSUE FORUM

Transitions and Adaptations to our Current Funding Environment

3:45 – 5:00                WORKSHOPS/ Choices V

Improving The Engagement Of At-Risk Youth

Raising Expectations

Using Blended Funding to Support Skill Building for Youth

Daring to Dream! A Rainbow of Choices!

Understanding Youth from Generational Poverty

Transition from School to Adult Life Addressing Work, Post-Secondary Education & Benefits Planning for Students with Disabilities

The National Work Readiness Credential

9:30 – 10:30              WORKSHOPS/ Choices VI

Let’s Stop Processing People and Start Putting Them in the Process!

Head, Heart and Hand...A Holistic Approach to Reaching Youth Potential

Engaging At-Risk Youth In Community Service Learning Councils While Connecting With Additional Funding Sources

Youth Led Mentoring Program

SIATech- A High School Drop-Out Recovery Program For WIA Youth

Alternative Educational Models for WIA Youth

10:45 – Noon                       Closing Plenary

Youth Advocacy and Civic Engagement