The NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) announces a funding opportunity to establish a Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) for youth with disabilities between the ages of 15 - 30.
The YLF will include meeting space, lodging, meals, interpreters, support staff, personal assistance services, transportation and material including alternate formats for the Youth Leadership Committee meetings; development and distribution of a YLF application throughout NC in a manner that will ensure statewide representation; recruitment of facilitators for the YLF who are youth with disabilities and are knowledgeable about both leadership and the independent living philosophy. Additional requirements are defined in the Youth Leadership Forum RFA #935.