Youth Involvement

Events and Presentations

Get Involved

MY LIFE meets the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Community Bridges, Bill Wilson Hall located at 2770 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85008. Entrance is in the rear of building.

MY LIFE presents MY Job Career Fair

MY Job is an innovative career fair specifically designed for young people ages 16-25 and will place Thursday, May 31, 4 to 7 p.m., at Glendale Community College. The Fair will provide opportunities for attendees to gain employment and learn about a variety of educational and volunteer programs that can lead to successful careers. 

Your support and participation will ensure Arizona's youth and families become educated about the wealth of education, employment and training opportunities in our community.

Download the English or Spanish flyer and encourage youth you know to take advantage of this great opportunity.

MY Fest '12 Youth Involvement Festival

MY LIFE youth are proud to announce their fifth annual youth festival, MY Fest '12, scheduled for Sunday, March 25, 2012, 12 to 5 p.m., at Tempe Beach Park. Mark your calendars for this exciting event!

MY Fest is a youth involvement festival featuring live music, entertainment, art, food, and information about resources and services from a variety of youth and family-based Valley organizations.  The annual festival is planned and produced entirely by MY LIFE youth members. Stay tuned for more information!

Interested in being an exhibitor at MY Fest '12? Access the exhibitor application.

Youth Day at the Capitol

 More information to come.

Presentations

MY LIFE presentation team includes speakers, dancers, entertainment and workshops to present to youth and adults at conferences, schools, treatment centers, juvenile detention centers and other locations.

Previous Presentations	Date
Youth Leaders Unite - An exciting youth empowerment event hosted by Arizona's MY LIFE and New Mexico's youth POWER (Promoting Our Wellness and Encouraging Resilience).	July 9, 2010
A New Leaf - Transition from detention program	June 2010
Mingus Mountain School for Girls	May 2010
Scottsdale Prevention Coalition May	May 2010
The Governor's Youth Leadership Day	April 2010
Arizona Youth Summit on Underage Drinking	April 2010
African American Legislative and Leadership Conference	2010
Arizona Black Expo	2010
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Washington, DC	Dec. 2009
Arizona SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Conference	Nov. 2009
Alternatives 2009 Uniting a Movement of Change, Omaha, Nebraska	Oct. 2009
Council of State Governments Conference, Awards Presentation, Santa Fe, New Mexico	Oct. 2009
Arizona Department of Juvenile Correction (ADJC): Co-occurring Disorders Symposium, Plenary session	Sept. 2009
Arizona's Department of Education Ninth Annual Transition Conference: Celebrate the Journey	Sept. 2009
Durango Juvenile Detention Center Assembly	Aug. 2009
Third Annual National Peer Specialist Conference	Aug.  2009
Arizona Youth Leadership Institute	Aug.  2009
ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP). Sedona Institute	2009
Governor Youth Leadership Day	2009
Youth Day at the State Capitol	Jan. 2009
Cesar Chavez Behavioral Health Conference	2009
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health	2008
State Adolescent Substance Abuse Conference	2008
Mental Health Awareness Coalition Visions of Change Conference	2008