Register now for the 10th Annual Youth Empowerment Summit! Celebrating 10 Years of Youth Empowerment!
IVYES is an annual gathering of youths from Staten Island and all over New York City. Get insights from experts and share your own! Connect with business owners, public officials, cultural organizations, leaders, youths, and others who share your interest in empowering the next generation!

The 2016 program will focuses on five key topics:
Job development, Substance Abuse, Technology, and Gun Violence

The 10th Annual Island Voice Youth Empowerment Summit brings together hundreds of youths from a variety of backgrounds to interact with each other and network.

The Summit is free and open to everyone.

Lunch will be provided.

11:00am - Registrations & Check - In

MORNING WORKSHOPS

Spiro Room 5 ( High School / College/ Young Professionals)
11:00 - 12:00 - Wagner College Center For Academic & Career Engagement, NYC Small Business Solutions, WorkForce 1, WomenWerk present: Young Professional Job Development & Entrepreneurship
12:00 - 12:10 - Education is Expensive but Learning is Free' - How to learn for free online from top Colleges and Universities.

Spiro Room 1 ( Elementary School )
11:00 - 12:00PM - Tackling Youth Substance Abuse and Project Reach : Diversity & Discrimination Is There Really A Difference?

Spiro Room 2
11: 00 - 11:30 - Project Hospitality Presents The Eye Openers - DACA

Spiro Room 4 ( High School )
11:00 - 11:40 AM - NYC Partnership For Parks Department : Teen Visioning For Tompkinsville Park
11:40 - 11:50 AM - Hemlock Theater Substance Abuse Performance
11:50 - 12:20 PM - Mckee HS and Curtis HS - Sundog Theater

Lunch
12:00 - 1:00PM

Afternoon Workshops (18+)

Spiro 4
12:00 - 5PM - CHASI & PPS: Health & Wellness ( 18 + )

Spiro 1
12:00 - 5PM - NYPD: FACS Machine Program ( 18+) Spiro Room 1

10TH ANNUAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT

Spiro Room 2

1:00 - 1:30 - 10th Annual Youth Summit Welcome Ceremony

1:40 - Illuminart Presents Gun Violence & Bullying Performance

2:00 - Tackling Youth Substance Abuse and Tobacco Free Staten Island Reality Check

2:30 - Teens Talk About Technology Panel ( Students From Staten Island Tech High School, Columbia University Secondary School For Engineering, Staten Island MakerSpace)

3:30 Wagner College ‘Know Your History’ Presentation

3:40 - GOLDEN IMAGE AWARDS CEREMONY

4:15 - Gun Violence Panel Discussion (Moderated by Legendary Hip Hop DJ & TV Personality Ralph McDaniels)

4:45 - Closing Remarks



Train or Subway

Amtrak, Long Island Railroad, and New Jersey Transit trains arrive at Penn Station in Manhattan at 34th Street and 7th Avenue. Wagner College can be reached from Manhattan by taking the Staten Island Ferry, leaving at regular intervals throughout the day from the ferry terminal on the southern tip of Manhattan.

From Penn Station, take either a taxicab or the New York City Subway to the South Ferry Terminal. We recommend taking the 1 line to the South Ferry Terminal. A subway ride currently costs $2.75, if you use MetroCard, transfers to other trains or buses are free for two hours after the first fare is purchased. Take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) to Staten Island. For ferry service departure information, dial(718) 815-BOAT. The ferry trip takes about 25 minutes, and is free. Once on Staten Island the two main options to reach Wagner from the ferry terminal are either by car service or bus. Wagner offers shuttle service (free) from the ferry to campus 7 days a week. Once you disembark from the ferry, follow signs for the Wagner College Shuttle, which is located on the upper level. Click here for the shuttle schedule.

From Ferry by Car Service, either ask the ferry terminal attendant for help calling for service, use a car that is waiting at the terminal, or call the office you are visiting beforehand for recommendations of the services we use most frequently. A typical car service fare is about $10 for two passengers, and is only about a 15 minute trip.

Bus From Brooklyn
(Over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge) Take the S53 bus from the 86th Street & 4th Avenue (R) train station to Howard Avenue and Clove Road in Staten Island. At this stop, transfer to the S66, or the Grymes Hill shuttle bus. This bus travels a loop around Grymes Hill, and there is a stop on Howard Avenue at our campus. A bus trip costs $2.75, exact change (quarters only) or MetroCard, trip times will vary depending on frequency of bus service. With MetroCard, you automatically get a free transfer to the S66 bus; with cash, ask the driver for a transfer pass.

Staten Island Ferry
The ferry trip takes about 25 minutes, and is free. Once on Staten Island the two main options to reach Wagner from the ferry terminal are either by car service or bus. Wagner offers shuttle service (free) from the ferry to campus 7 days a week. Once you disembark from the ferry, follow signs for the Wagner College Shuttle, which is located on the upper level. Click here for the shuttle schedule.
From Penn Station, take either a taxicab or the New York City Subway to the South Ferry Terminal. We recommend taking the 1 line to the South Ferry Terminal. A subway ride currently costs $2.75, if you use MetroCard, transfers to other trains or buses are free for two hours after the first fare is purchased. Take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) to Staten Island. For ferry service departure information, dial(718) 815-BOAT. The ferry trip takes about 25 minutes, and is free. Once on Staten Island the two main options to reach Wagner from the ferry terminal are either by car service or bus. Wagner offers shuttle service (free) from the ferry to campus 7 days a week. Once you disembark from the ferry, follow signs for the Wagner College Shuttle, which is located on the upper level. Click here for the shuttle schedule.

From Ferry by Car Service, either ask the ferry terminal attendant for help calling for service, use a car that is waiting at the terminal, or call the office you are visiting beforehand for recommendations of the services we use most frequently. A typical car service fare is about $10 for two passengers, and is only about a 15 minute trip.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

pr@islandvoice.org