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National Summit on Your City's Families
 The biennial National Summit on Your Cities Families is the nation's largest gathering of municipal leaders who are working to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in their communities. On October 11-13, 2009, more than 350 mayors, councilmembers, senior city staff, and school and community partners from more than 120 cities gathered in Boston for the 2009 Summit to learn and share strategies to help children and families thrive.
The Summit’s high-quality training sessions, workshops, plenaries, and site visits feature cutting-edge city innovations and strategies. Areas of focus include:
Family financial stability
School improvement/dropout prevention
Youth employment
Afterschool programming
Access to college
Youth violence prevention
Early literacy/school readiness
Youth civic engagement
Childhood obesity prevention
Strategies for reengaging disconnected youth
Citywide “infrastructure” to sustain local initiatives
At past Summits, attendees have had the opportunity to participate in special sessions for community teams designed to strengthen citywide collaboration and advance local planning efforts, as well as pre-conference trainings on utilizing data more effectively and engaging local partners.
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2009 Summit News
Nation's Cities Weekly (October 19, 2009) - More Than 350 City Leaders Gather in Boston for 2009 National Summit on Your City’s Families »
Nation's Cities Weekly (August 3, 2009) - Learn, Network, Lead: A Preview of the 2009 National Summit on Your City’s Families »
Nation's Cities Weekly (May 25, 2009) - Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Pittsburgh Social Entrepreneur William Strickland to Keynote National Summit on Your City's Families »
Nation's Cities Weekly (September 8, 2008) - 2009 Summit on Your City's Families to be Held October 11-13 in Boston »
Supporting Organizations for the 2009 Summit
AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research
Afterschool Alliance
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth
American Youth Policy Forum
CFED
Community Action Partnership
The Corps Network
The Finance Project
KaBOOM!
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Prevention Institute
Public Education Network
United Way of America
Youth Transition Funders Group
Previous Summits and Conferences
The 2009 Summit builds on previous biennial events that have been held in San Antonio, Portland, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
Learn more about previous Summits and conferences »
Join Hundreds of City Leaders at the Next Summit in 2011
The Summit offers unique and valuable opportunities to learn about proven practices, network with peers and national experts, hear from inspiring keynote speakers, and become part of a growing national movement to improve the lives of children, youth, and families.
Information on the 2011 Summit will be posted on this page soon.
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