Youth summit planned at Mel Blount Youth Ranch
The Mel Blount Youth Leadership Initiative, in partnership with the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board, will host the 2026 Youth Summit: Career Exploration & Pathways from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Mel Blount Youth Ranch, 6 Mel Blount Drive, Claysville.
The event is free for youth in the region.
The hands-on event is designed to introduce middle and high school students to a wide range of career paths through interactive demonstrations, real-world experiences, and career coaching. Youth will engage with professionals in healthcare, trades, public service, STEM, and more.
Featured career exploration activities include:
– Drone technology and careers;
– Skilled trades and apprenticeships;
– Health and emergency careers;
– Cyber technology;
– Education enrichment for the entire community around STEM
– Career coaching and interactive tools
– Equine and outdoor leadership activities, led by the Mel Blount Youth Leadership Initiative and Spurred to Victory.
– FBI Crime Scene Van.
For more information, contact Arlene Nicolella, Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board, at 724-229-5083 or anicolella@washingtongreene.org/.