Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host a youth conference for middle school students on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Over 400 middle school students from various schools are expected to attend the “What’s It All About?” youth conference which will take placefrom 9 am to 2 pm at Caldwell University, located at 120 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell.
The goal of the one-day, invitation-only summit is to encourage youth to make positive choices and introduce them to educational and recreational resources in their communities. Acting Prosecutor Murray is scheduled to provide the welcome address.
Motivational speaker, Hashim Garrett, will encourage students to treat others with respect in his opening workshop entitled, “All Lives Matter.” During this workshop, Garrett will also discuss his troubled adolescent years and describe how he overcame obstacles to achieve his goals. Over thirty representatives in the fields of higher education, law enforcement,medicine, social services and recreation will have information tables at the event. These representatives will provide students with information on youth programs and careers.
Interactive workshops on Entrepreneurship, Etiquette Skills,Cyberbullying, Entrepreneurship, Gang Awareness, Making Positive Choices and Substance Abuse Prevention will be provided to students. It is our hope that students will leave this conference and become inspired to become role models and leaders in their schools and communities. Many of the students who will attend this event have been negatively affected by violence in their communities.
Students from schools in Bloomfield, East Orange, Irvington, Orange and Newark will attend this one day event.
If you require additional information, please contact Nicole Graves-Watson, Community Justice Coordinator, at 973-621-4317 or via email at nicole.graves@njecpo.org.