The Goals of the Youth Track:
- Provide an opportunity for innovative & interactive student leaders (age 13 - 18 years of age) to network
- Discuss alcohol and drug issues and promote creative, interactive problem-solving
- Learn from nationally acclaimed speakers that will provide skills you can use to better your local community
Prom and Graduation Stipend
The Northwest Alcohol Conference Youth Track is offering up to six $400 stipends to support Safe and Sober Prom activities and alcohol and drug-free graduation parties in 2025. The application process is simple! All you have to do is fill out the application form and email it to our Youth Track Coordinator, Billie-Jo Nickens at nowacyouth@yahoo.com.
GUIDELINES TO APPLY:
- Funds MUST support a safe and sober prom or alcohol and drug-free graduation party held before June 30, 2025.
- Only one stipend per school will be awarded.
- Coalitions and/or booster clubs must work with their local schools to apply for the funds.
- Promotion of the event must include messaging highlighting that the event is drug and alcohol-free. Promotion should also include at least one educational message which could be a local, state, or national statistic, prevention tagline, etc.
- Applications must be emailed to the Youth Track Coordinator by May 15, 2025, and funds must be expended by July 30, 2025.
- Successful applicants must submit a program report to the Youth Track Coordinator via email no later than August 15, 2025.
- A limited number of stipends are available and will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis in the order of completed applications.
- Stipends are REIMBURSABLE funds. Checks will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the program report.
Northwest Alcohol conference youth track is back!
The Northwest Alcohol Conference Youth Track is excited for the in-person Youth Track being held in conjunction with the Northwest Alcohol Conference at the Riverside Hotel on July 14th and 15th, 2025!
Presentations will focus on educating youth, providing interactive sessions with tools they can use to enhance their work in their communities, and empowering youth to recognize the impact they are capable of by using their voice.
Youth who attend the Youth Track will automatically be eligible to request a stipend to assist them with completing a youth-guided project in their communities.
Youth Track Registration is free for youth aged 13-18 but does have some requirements. Each group registered will need to have one adult mentor per ten youths who register and attend the youth track in its entirety. In addition to the adult mentor, each team must have an adult from their coalition or organization registered to attend the Northwest Alcohol Conference. This cannot be the same adult mentor who attends the Youth Track.
A Parent/Guardian waiver is required. The waiver is due by June 18, 2025!
If you have any questions, contact the Youth Track Coordinator: Billie-Jo Nickens at nowacyouth@yahoo.com.
Agenda will be available soon!
*This page updated 2/10/2025.
