http://speakunited.org/blog/Elena+Sokolow/2008/02 en http://speakunited.org/blog/elena+sokolow/2008/02/inspired-4-life-a-day-that-truly-blew-my-mind <p> Who inspired you? </p> <p> This question bounced around my brain all day last Tuesday, as I was one of over 600 people who attended United Way's Inspire 4 Life Conference, a full day of workshops that focused on issues impacting youth in our community and a variety of approaches to address those issues. It was a day filled with learning on a wide variety of topics ranging from the practical, such as engaging families, engaging youth in career exploration, bridging the divide between schools and after-school programs to the more theoretical and technical such as applying brain science to adolescent development. It was this last session that seemed to leave one of the biggest impressions. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://speakunited.org/blog/elena+sokolow/2008/02/inspired-4-life-a-day-that-truly-blew-my-mind">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://speakunited.org/blog/elena+sokolow/2008/02/inspired-4-life-a-day-that-truly-blew-my-mind#comments Increasing Opportunities for Youth inspire 4 life teens Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:55:27 -0600 Elena Sokolow 983 at http://speakunited.org