Events

Location: Durfee Innovation Society, 2470 Collingwood (Room: The Dive), Detroit, MI 48206

Facilitator: Erica Jeffries

In this playful, strategy-driven session, participants will assess their organization’s brand through clarity, tone, and connection. You’ll review your current brand presence, identify gaps, and define next steps, leaving with practical tools and fresh insights to strengthen storytelling, deepen audience engagement, and elevate long-term impact.

This workshop is open to all youth development professionals and requires registration. The registration fee is $30.00.

Location: Virtual

Facilittor: Tay Davis

Young people thrive when they feel heard, valued, and involved in shaping their experiences. This interactive workshop introduces Ask, Listen, Create, a model to a creative approach to co-designing programming with youth input and imagination at the center. Participants will explore what it truly means to listen beyond surface-level responses and practice active listening techniques tailored to different age groups. Through hands-on activities and collaborative creation, participants will learn how to turn youth interests, ideas, and feedback into engaging, youth-centered experiences. This session moves beyond theory and into practical tools that can be implemented immediately. Whether you're new to youth work or a seasoned practitioner, you'll leave with strategies to make your programming more responsive, relevant, and empowering.

This event is virtual, free, and open to all youth development professionals and community members.

The YDRC Spring Summit is a strategic convening for leaders shaping youth opportunity in Metro Detroit. Participants come together to share actionable learning, strengthen ecosystem alignment, and elevate youth voice. Together, the Summit advances equity-centered systems change across the youth development field.