Upcoming KSYLF
How do I get involved with the KSYLF 2025?
The KSYLF is back! Time to start preparing for the 24th Annual Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KSYLF). This year's KSYLF will be held July 14-19, 2025 at Washburn University in Topeka. If you are interested in participating as a delegate, volunteer, or sponsor, click on the corresponding link below:
Check out our KSYLF poster!! PDF / Text only
2025 KSYLF Delegate Applicants
KSYLF Fact Sheet
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Large Print Version
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2025 Delegate Application
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Application Due Date: postmarked by DECEMBER 15, 2024
Brief Information:
- Students must complete ALL information on pages 1 through 4 of this application.
- Please type or print with black ink.
- Return the application to the address below.
- Please see Fact Sheet for additional application instructions.
To be eligible for the KS Youth Leadership Forum, students must:
- Reside in Kansas
- Have a disability (as defined by the Americans With Disablities Act)
- Be in the 11th or 12th grade, or in an 18-21 transition program, as of December 31, 2024
- Have demonstrated leadership potential or interest in school and the community
Things to complete for your application packet:
- Application Form (4 pages)
- Two completed reference forms
- Typed or recorded response to two topics
Send all completed applications to:
Kansas Youth Leadership Forum
c/o KYEA
2220 SE 29th St., Suite B
Topeka, KS 66605
2025 KSYLF Volunteer Applicants
Volunteer Flyer
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Volunteer Fact Sheet
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2024 Volunteer Application (3 forms to fill out in all)
Application
Child Abuse and Neglect Background Check PDF
Adult Abuse and Neglect Background Check PDF
NOTE TO ALUMNI: KSYLF alumni are eligible to return to KSYLF as volunteers. All alumni must wait at least two years before applying to be a volunteer. For example, an alumni from 2024 must wait to be a volunteer until 2026.
Volunteer Application Due Date: MARCH 7, 2025
Send all completed applications to:
Kansas Youth Leadership Forum
c/o KYEA
2220 SE 29th St., Suite B
Topeka, KS 66605
jen@kyea.org
We need sponsors and supporters too!
KSYLF is coordinated, each year, with financial assistance from grants, community sponsors, and in kind donations. We are always looking for community organizations, companies, groups, and people who are interested in being KSYLF sponsors. If you are interested in contributing to the success of this program that changes lives each year, then consider serving as a sponsor! We have multiple levels of sponsorship (see Sponsorship Form below) with various advertising opportunities and recognition.
We also are in need of in kind donations. We accept anything from give away prizes to backpack goodies, from promotional products to coupons. We also accept in kind printing assistance and other contributions of time or service. If you have something to give, then we are willing to accept!
To learn more about why you should be a sponsor, take a look at our fundraising brochure! PDF Text only
To serve as a sponsor or in kind contributor, please fill out the Sponsorship Form below:
Send Sponsorship Form, contribution, and ad (if applicable) to:
KYEA
Attn: Carrie
2220 SE 29th St., Suite B
Topeka, KS 66605