What is LeadOn?
What is LeadOn?
LeadOn is more than an annual youth leadership conference in Anchorage—it’s a year-round, statewide
prevention program that empowers teens (ages 13–18) and the adults who support them to create safer, healthier communities.
Through summer planning sessions, the fall conference, youth-led community projects, and opportunities to share their successes, LeadOn helps young people build leadership skills, healthy relationships, and the confidence to make positive change.
Watch the video below to see LeadOn in action.
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For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
Amanda Gorman, first National Youth Poet Laureate
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
Amanda Gorman, first National Youth Poet Laureate
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