Empowerment Drive
Independence Now and the Maryland Youth Leadership Forum want to know how you’re empowering your community!
Focus on Transition Services
Montel went from Maryland Youth Leadership Forum Delegate to College Graduate! He says he’s made a lot of friends along the way.
Nurse Betsy on the Maryland Youth Leadership Forum
“By meeting other students with a variety of disabilities, each delegate comes to realize that they are not alone in this world. It is amazing the positive transformation that students undergo within a short time period.”
Spotlight on Maryland Youth Leadership Forum
MDYLF is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for students with disabilities in their final years of high school who attend a four-day event with training on leadership, disability history and culture, advocacy, and careers.
Maryland Youth Leadership Forum 2021
The 2021 Maryland Youth Leadership Forum (MDYLF) offers young people with disabilities the opportunity to build leadership skills.
Maryland Youth Leadership Forum, the Lessons of History
During MDYLF youth learn the history of the Disability Movement and lesser-known facts about people with disabilities in history.
Maryland Youth Leadership Forum 2021 – A New Look!
The 2021 Maryland Youth Leadership Forum will take place via Zoom from August 4th thru 7th. The deadline to apply is March 21, 2021.
Maryland Youth Leadership Forum | Noah’s Experience
Maryland Youth Leadership Forum alumnus Noah, Class of 2020, shared his thoughts on his experience with Independence Now. “I learned how to write a poem. Maryland Youth Leadership Forum impacted me by showing me how to live independently and showing that I am a leader for my rights. My experience with the Youth Leadership Forum[…]
Kayla Discusses the Importance of Helping and Supporting Others
Kayla, a Maryland Youth Leadership Forum alumna and current PolySci major, discusses the importance of helping and supporting others – particularly in the context of Black Lives Matter.