Teen Summit 2025

Flyer with Save The Date information, listed in text below. The date of the event is Saturday, March 22, 2025

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Registration opens on Monday, February 17, 2025

March 22, 2025

Richmond Convention Center
403 N 3rd St.
Richmond, VA 23219

Free event for high school students in Central VA from 9th to 12th grade with free food all day! Attending students that participate in the event are eligible to receive community service hours.

Teen Summit RVA is a leadership summit designed specifically for teens. Students will engage in interactive experiences that address various topics that range from gun violence, substance abuse and mental health mixed with arts and entertainment. In addition, teens will explore summer job opportunities in the InspireYouth@Work Opportunity Fair.

Teen Summit 2024

Media Coverage of Event

Student Videos & Photo Booth

I AM Journal

Teen Summit RVA 2023 was the first of its kind regional high school leadership summit designed to connect students, in a safe space, to speak out and have their voices heard. Teen Summit RVA is a day designed to amplify youth voices against violence and address wellness. Students exchange ideas on leadership pathways for positive change in the Richmond region. The event welcomes hundreds of diverse high school students who engage in interactive experiences addressing various topics students selected mixed with the arts and entertainment – from gun violence and safety, drugs and mental health, culture, and equity in their school district and community. These experiences range from thought provoking conversations led by experts in their field to art and spoken word as a means of expression. In addition, teens explore careers and summer job opportunities in the InspireYouth@Work Career and Resource Fair.  Teen Summit RVA gives teens insights into how to work in their community to improve their wellbeing and to challenge social norms.

Teen Summit RVA is presented by the counties of Chesterfield and Henrico and the City of Richmond with support from each locality’s school division. The event has been sponsored by The Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond and Virginia Career Works with support from nearly 20 contributing partners who provided financial and in-kind support.

Coverage of 2023 Event