“Our young people deserve our focus, and we can’t give them that if we are not working shoulder to shoulder with them as partners,” — Mayor Brandon M. Scott.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott's Youth Summit 2024: InfluenceHER is back!
In 2021, Mayor Scott tasked MOCFS with launching an annual youth summit and other youth centered events to bring attention to youth-centered issues within Baltimore City. Events like the youth summit, create the opportunity for Mayor Scott to engage with our youth in person and in a meaningful way. This enhances the conversation between young people and influential people in the community, and in honor of Women's History Month this year, we are offering a safe space where young women can feel seen and heard. Check out photos and recap below.
MAYOR BRANDON M. SCOTT’S YOUTH SUMMIT 2024: InfluenceHER!
Join us for a panel discussion from local influencers & public figures, Q&A, live entertainment, resources, and more.
“Our young people deserve our focus, and we can’t give them that if we are not working shoulder to shoulder with them as partners,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott.
MAYOR BRANDON M. SCOTT’S YOUTH SUMMIT 2024: InfluenceHER
A celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society! We want Baltimore City young women to join us for a day of entertainment and inspiration. The Mayor’s Youth Summit InfluenceHER 2024, will be held on March 15th from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture with interactive breakout sessions, panel discussions, professional development activities and more.
You don't want to miss Mayor Brandon M. Scott's InfluenceHER Youth Summit!
- Resources
- Live entertainment
- Takeaways
- Food and more!
The goals of the summit are to
1) connect young women to local entrepreneurs that can provide their expertise across a wide range of topics
2) provide skills and tools needed for young women to begin and/or continue their entrepreneurship or career journey
3) provide an opportunity for young women to ask questions and have access to vital information that is typically inaccessible to them
4) encourage the business community to engage with young women in Baltimore City in an intentional and ongoing way.
THE REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is the authentic voice of African American art, history and culture in Maryland. Located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the Lewis celebrates the significant accomplishments and struggles of African Americans throughout 400 years of Maryland’s history. Through our groundbreaking exhibitions, permanent collection and timely programs and events, we are bridging the gap between the past and present. View our educational offerings, our exhibitions and collections, and attend one of our many programs and special events.
MAYOR BRANDON M. SCOTT’S BALTIMORE YOUTH SUMMIT HISTORY #BMORE4THEFUTURE
2023- MAYOR BRANDON M. SCOTT’S YOUTH SUMMIT: LEADHERSHIP- Success Starts with a DREAMHER,
This year's summit, resources, a panel discussion, Q&A, live entertainment and more centered around identifying and realizing your dreams.
2022- Getting to the Bag: The Pathways to Business, Entrepreneurship and Career Development in Baltimore
Getting to the Bag: The Pathways to Business, Entrepreneurship and Career Development in Baltimore, had interactive breakout sessions, panel discussions, professional development activities and more.
In partnership with YouthWorks, the goals of the summit are to 1) connect youth to local entrepreneurs that can provide their expertise across a wide range of topics 2) provide skills and tools needed for youth to begin and/or continue their entrepreneurship or career journey 3) provide an opportunity for youth to ask questions and have access to vital information that is typically inaccessible to them 4) encourage the business community to engage with youth in Baltimore City in an intentional and ongoing way.
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2021- A Conversation with Mayor Scott and Baltimore Youth: Building a Better, Safer City Together
“Our young people deserve our focus, and we can’t give them that if we are not working shoulder to
shoulder with them as partners. This [summit created] the opportunity to start to do just that around
an issue of critical importance for our city: violence.”
—Mayor Brandon M. Scott
One of Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s four driving themes for his administration is Prioritizing Our Youth: Investing in the promise of our young people instead of their failures, and ensuring they have a seat at the table. To advance this priority, Mayor Scott tasked the Mayor’s Office of Children & Family Success with launching a bi-annual youth summit: In the wake of a recent spike in violent incidents in the city, the first summit focused on violence prevention.
The Mayor’s Youth Summit—Building A Better, Safer City Together—included three conversations with the mayor and youth over three days, May 20-22, 2021.
Because young Black and Brown men experience violence at disproportionately high rates, the first two conversations were in-person, small-group dialogues with boys and young men of color. The third and final conversation was a much larger, virtual event open to all youth, featuring a dialogue with the mayor, breakout sessions on the city’s violence prevention plan, youth resource booths, youth performances and activities, prizes and incentives.
Youth attended the summit and touched on recurring themes across the three conversations.
What they want: financial education, entrepreneurship opportunities, job training and jobs, mentorship and a relevant school curricula
What they need: a clean city, to help reduce youth food insecurity and youth homelessness
What they want to know: about Mayor Scott’s story and what it’s like to be mayor, what the city will do about gun violence and how they can be part of solutions
Press release: Mayor Scott Holds First Youth Summit, Giving Youth a Seat at the Table on Issues Impacting Them Most