City of Durham

DURHAM -- The city will host its sixth annual Durham Youth Summit from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Holton Career & Resource Center, 401 N. Driver St.

The event will be hosted by the city and partnering agencies in Durham that serve youth 14-24. It is free and open to the public.

The summit aims to educate youth and their parents about new career and recreational opportunities in Durham and will feature programs now available in the Holton Center.

Youth and their parents will engage in various workshops and receive information from the Durham Public Schools, Durham Technical Community College, Duke Medical Clinic, Sales and Service Training Center and the Durham Workforce Development Board.

The Durham JobLink Career Center, Durham Together for Resilient Youth, YMCA, South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, Scrap Exchange, El Centro Hispano, N.C. Cooperative Extension/4-H and Vocational Rehabilitation will provide resource information.

Sponsors include the city's Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Durham Workforce Development Board; N.C. Cooperative Extension/4-H; Durham JobLink Career Center; El Centro Hispano; Project Safe Neighborhoods; Year of Opportunity for Durham Teens; Durham Parks & Recreation; Durham Youth Commission; Durham County Health Department; Durham At-Risk Youth Collaborative; Durham Police Department; Durham TRY; and Youth Employed & Succeeding.

For more information, call James Dickens at (919) 560-4965, ext. 15217, or e-mail james.dickens@durhamnc.gov.