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About Youth LEAD NC

Youth LEAD NC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, equips individuals with disabilities, ages 30 and younger, with peer support and essential skills to cultivate the next generation of disability rights leaders and to foster their development as independent, productive members of society.

Youth LEAD NC envisions a society in which young individuals with disabilities are empowered to take on leadership roles within their communities and successfully achieve their desired post-secondary outcomes in education, employment, and independent living.

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PROGRAMS

Making A Difference

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Growing Youth Into Leaders

The NCYLF is an annual multi-day program that fosters emerging youth and young adult leaders by teaching them how to advocate in their communities and for themselves. Delegates come from all across North Carolina to learn about the Disability Rights Movement and how certain civil rights laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, came to fruition. The NCYLF builds young leaders while enabling them to experience independence and find their voice as advocates.  

Watch the 2024 YLF video!

PEER TO PEER MENTORING

Supporting Youth

At Youth LEAD NC, we are dedicated to providing ongoing support to youth to help them continue to grow as leaders and self advocates.  Since 2019, we’ve been supporting our youth with disabilities in a variety of ways and measuring our success not by monetary size, but by more qualitative measurements such as the scale and effectiveness of our programs.

LEADING ON SERIES

Creating Empowered Youth

Here at Youth LEAD NC, we’re committed to investing our expertise and resources in order to further achieve our cause. Monthly Zoom video calls provide a sense of community as well as building on the concepts taught at Youth Leadership Forum. We are always striving to make a difference, and invite you to learn more and lend your support. Just imagine what we can achieve together!

If you want to participate in the fun of our monthly LEADing On Series, please email our Program Coordinator, meredith@youthleadnc.org, to join the LEADing On Series.

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Home: What We Do
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"We Stand for Disability Rights"

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CONTACT YOUTH LEAD NC

PO Box 90762, Raleigh, NC 27675

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