Needed: Boots on the Ground for Local Youth

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, more than 1,200 teens involved in peer-to-peer support programs from across North Texas will gather at the third annual Texas Peer-to-Peer Youth Conference to connect and learn from others about how to break the stigma of discussing mental health and to provide help and hope for their fellow students and communities.

In its third year, this peer-to-peer conference sold out the first day of registration. Students will come from 30 school districts, private and charter school systems throughout North Texas and spend a day learning about how to help their peers through inspirational talks, interactive breakout sessions and mentoring.

And here’s where you come in. The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation and its Dallas counterpart, the Grant Halliburton Foundation, need volunteers to make sure the conference runs smoothly. Whether it’s stuffing name badges before the event or helping on the day of, you are needed.

Photo courtesy of the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation

The conference features a day of dynamic speakers interacting with conference attendees from across North Texas. It runs 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 900 E. Sanford St., Arlington, TX 76011.

Click here to volunteer and break the stigma of mental illness!