Leadership Rochester fosters a deeper understanding of our community and provides leadership development for a diverse cross-section of local leaders. Modeled off the success of its Signature Adult Program, Emerging Leaders will establish a cohort of 15-25 high school students. Together, students will learn to identify concrete ways to positively engage in their respective communities and beyond.

LOCATION: Program days will kick off each week from the

RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship

40 Franklin Street located immediately adjacent to the Liberty Pole on Main Street downtown.

Parking is available behind the building and we are less than 1/8 of a mile from the main downtown RTS terminal building. Each week we will walk together to visit different sites around downtown and meet various community leaders.

Goals:
• Encourage cross-cultural leadership while fostering relationships among a diverse cohort
• Broaden exposure and awareness of Rochester’s local neighborhoods and diverse history
• Provide applied education experiences and dialogue on timely topics and issues affecting the greater Rochester region
• Equip youth with leadership competencies and skills, empowering them to positively effect change in their groups
and community
• Connect students to resources and opportunities to further participants’ leadership, career and educational goals while
building an ethic of civic engagement

Eligibility Requirements:
Students must...
• Be in 9-12th grade
• Attend an urban, suburban, private, parochial, or home school anywhere within the greater Rochester region with access to transportation to attend. (We are located walking distance from the downtown transit center for any students who take the bus.)

• Have leadership potential, but may not yet have held leadership positions
• Have the drive to strengthen themselves and their community through service and personal leadership development

Cost: FREE.

$100-200 suggested donation is appreciated if the family has means to contribute. Inability to pay does not impact eligibility.

Commitment to Inclusivity:
As a very small nonprofit committed to the betterment of our community Leadership Rochester works hard to ensure a diverse participation and equitable access for all youth. Please contact us if you have financial or other concerns. For example, we regularly provide bus passes for students that need it. Simply contact Youth@LeadershipRochester.org and let us know if you have any needs or concerns.