Summary of 2008
Young Worker Leadership Academies

January 24-26, 2008 in Berkeley, CA

February 21-23, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA

• Summary of 2008 Leadership Academies
• What Is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?
• Previous Young Worker Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2007 Leadership Academy
  • Summary of 2006 Leadership Academy
  • Summary of 2005 Leadership Academy (the first Academy)
• Sponsors and Partners

Summary of 2008 Leadership Academies

We’re pleased to report that despite sometimes torrential rainstorms during both Academies, we had the most wonderful groups of future community leaders along with their sponsors participate in this year’s Young Worker Leadership Academies.

In Berkeley, we hosted groups from Hayfork, in California’s northern coastal mountains, Santa Cruz, Pomona in Southern California, along with Lindsay and Madera in the Central Valley.

The Los Angeles Academy hosted six groups from Southern California: two from Los Angeles, and one each from Lake Elsinor, Pasadena, Lake View Terrace, and Covina.

Each of the groups will be designing and performing some type of community service project that will focus on the Safe Jobs for Youth message, many occurring during “Safe Jobs for Youth Month” in May. Please be sure to check back to hear more about these projects as we will be updating the website as they occur.

What Is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?

The YWLA is a fun, interactive, all-expense paid, 3-day leadership training for teens on workplace safety, rights, and responsibilities. It introduces participants to service strategies (policy, education, media), and provides a forum for youth to plan service learning projects for their schools and communities to promote positive, safe employment for youth.

Sponsors and Partners

The Young Worker Leadership Academy is a collaboration of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC), the University at California, Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), the University of California, Los Angeles' Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Program, and the California Center for Civic Participation. It is part of the statewide Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) administered by CHSWC. Additional funding for the 2007 YWLA was provided by Employers Direct Insurance Company and by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation.