NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Learning, connection, and community brought students, parents, and educators together Saturday for the “Empowered to Rise” summits in Newport News and Hampton.
Middle and high school students took part in the Prevention Youth Summit, where workshops focused on leadership, stress management, and making healthy choices. Organizers say the goal is to build resilience and prevent substance misuse.
“Our youth track is focusing on building up protective factors, ways to address violence or community violence, as well as substance misuse, while having supportive and caring adults in their lives,” said Antone Green, Prevention Coordinator with the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board…