Youth Leadership Camp

Youth Leadership Camp

2km 1.2miles 1    Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon
Formation	July 27, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-07-27)
Coordinates	44°47′31.53″N 122°43′51.27″W
Website	youth.nad.org/ylc/

The Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) is an annual four-week leadership program for deaf high school students which has been operating in the United States as a non-profit organization since the late 1960s.[1] Youth Leadership Camp activities are conducted in American Sign Language.

History

From July 27 to August 23, 1969, the first camp was held in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Sixty-four freshmen and sophomore students attended.[2]

From 2005 to the present, the camp has been at Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon.[3] Camp Taloali is accredited by the American Camp Association and is associated with the Lions Club in the states of Oregon and Washington.

Past YLC Locations

• 1969: Pine Lake Camp in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in The Poconos

Location in Polk County and the state of Florida

• 1970–1989: Swan Lake Lodge in Pengilly, Minnesota
• 1990–2002: Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon
• 2003: Camp Lakodia in Madison, South Dakota
• 2004: Sertoma Camp Endeavor in Dundee, Florida near Winter Haven

See also

• PEN-International
• Project Insight

References

1. Staff (2017-04-22). "NAD Youth Leadership Camp For Deaf/HH". Canyon News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
2. Staff (2017-04-22). "NAD Youth Leadership Camp for Deaf and H/H". San Francisco News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
3. "PowWeb". taloali.org.

External links

• Official website