Youth Rising Summit

The Youth Rising Summit will bring together boys and young men of color age 14 and up, along with youth workers & educators for a day of learning, networking, and leadership. It will be held at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City from 11:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, June, 25^th. The Youth Rising Summit is a part of the My Brother’s Keeper Salt Lake City (MBK SLC) initiative, which works to build safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color where they are valued and have clear pathways to opportunity.

Summit Agenda:

11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Opening Session

11:40 a.m. -12:25 p.m. Breakout Sessions 1

12:35 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Breakout Sessions 2

1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking Time

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Debrief

2:40 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Closing Session

Breakout Session Topics:

• School Leadership
• Civic Leadership
• Community Leadership
• Business/Postsecondary Leadership

The MBK Equity Framework is MBK Alliance’s national standard of excellence, offering principles, best practices and tools for communities to accelerate progress and change social conditions for the nation’s boys and young men of color. The MBK Equity Framework is designed to:

• Set a standard: Identify systemic actions and elements of success to make progress on local conditions
• Assess current progress: Evaluate current strengths and opportunities for progress in a local community  
• Create a blueprint: Chart a roadmap of goals, players, resources and steps to advance outcomes along the six milestones 
• Identify what works:  Ground local practices in strategies with qualitative and quantitative evidence of proven success. 
• Center data: Refine approaches with clear data and information to and from communities around how to meet or improve standards.  
• Strengthen communities: Develop MBK Communities through trainings aligned to the MBK Equity Framework, assessments and coaching support to MBK Communities.  
• Spotlight what works: Showcase MBK Communities that are making real progress towards the mission of MBK 

Vivint Arena

*Free parking is available on the day of the event at Park Place, northeast of the arena