“It is better to be kind than to be right,” said Dr. Michael Carrera as he so passionately described his work with teens before a packed audience of advocates, funders and program directors. Dr. Carrera, director of the Children’s Aid Society’s Stern National Adolescent Sexuality Training Center, was the keynote speaker for DC Campaign’s May 10, 2006 roundtable, At Promise, Not At Risk: Youth Development in America’s Home Town that was attended by over 120 people.

Shirley Marcus Allen of Venture Philanthropy Partners moderated two panels, one of teens and one of adults. The teen experts were members of DC Campaign’s Youth Leadership Task Force. The adult panel of experts included Greg Roberts of DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; Lori Kaplan of Latin American Youth Center; Sandy Dang of Asian American LEAD and Diego Uriburu of Identity.

Thanks to our partners who made the roundtable a reality: Asian American LEAD; CSFA Office of Youth Development; Council of Latino Agencies; D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates; DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation; DC Department of Parks and Recreation; Identity; Latin American Youth Center; National Organization of Concerned Black Men; Teen Alliance for Prepared Parenting; and Venture Philanthropy.