Resilient Lee: Crossing Point: Youth, Civic Leadership Exchange

From 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM, the Resilient Lee Youth Summit brings together students in grades 7-12 to explore history, leadership, and community building. Through interactive workshops, a gallery walk, leadership training, and creative activities, youth will discover why place matters, learn what it means to be a leader, and dream big about their neighborhoods.

We also seek presenters and students from the Cleveland and Shaker Heights areas to share their perspectives and talents.

Highlights include:

• Leadership training led by the Cleveland Leadership Center’s Maya Smith, the Director of Early Career Programs, and Shaker Heights Schools’ Keith Langford, the Supervisor of the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
• Gift card prizes
• “Ask an Elected Official” panel, where students can engage directly with elected officials and candidates. Confirmed guests: Ohio State Representative District 22 Darnel T. Brewer, Ohio State Representative District 19 candidate Dionna Gore, and Ohio State Representative District 18 candidate Gabe Crenshaw
• A T-shirt Design Contest for the Cross-Community Dinner
• Free breakfast and lunch
• A certificate of completion, which may be used to satisfy community service graduation requirements.

The T-shirt Design Contest winner will be announced on March 1st, 2026, at the Cross-Community Dinner honoring Ohio’s birthday in America's 250th anniversary year.