Proposal for
Madison Heights youth are ready to change their world.
A 3-day Youth Leadership Camp for prevention and mental health. Students in grades 6–12 leave with confidence, a crew, and a real projects to lead in their community.
See camp!
Your mission
Young people want to lead, not just listen.
The Coalition already has the heart and incredible local relationships. Vive18 brings a proven leadership experience that ignites youth to create change in their schools and communities. Youth-led prevention is proven to work better than adult-led efforts. Together we can give them the tools to lead today!
ALIGNED WITH THE JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST
3 of 4 focus areas, in one event
Community support
Local coalitions, schools and families rally around a youth-led event in Madison Heights.
Skills & education
Three days of hands-on leadership, communication and prevention training.
Empowering youth
Students leave with confidence, mentors and a project to lead back in their schools.
Sample curriculum
A weekend of learning by doing.
This outlines the structure and includes signature Vive18 events. The final agenda and specific workshops are shaped around your community's goals and input.
Day 1 · Half day
Connect & find your voice
Check-in & registration
Welcome students, get them settled, and kick off the weekend together.
Keynotes & team-building
Get inspired, meet other young leaders, and connect through cabin groups and color teams.
Exploring prevention & mental health
An introduction to prevention and mental health, and why young leaders matter in both.
Peer-led conversations
Explore peer pressure, refusal skills, overcoming anxiety, and positive coping skills.
Day 2 · Full day
Practice & create together
Interactive workshops by peers and pros
Put new skills into practice with hands-on activities and peer-led learning.
PSA Contest
Create videos and campaigns that brings a youth perspective to prevention.
Prevention Shark Tank
Practice public speaking and community partnerships by pitching your team's idea to a panel of local leaders.
Community project teams
Work with students from your area to develop a prevention project to bring home — a campaign, event, or club.
Day 3 · Half day
Take it home & lead
Teen open mic
Students practice public speaking and take the stage, sharing why prevention matters to them
Align on your action plan & next steps back home
Take home an idea for local action, from a prevention campaign to a youth-led event.
Closing keynote & inspirational send-off
One last keynote to celebrate the weekend and send students home fired up to lead.
Surveys & group photo
Students complete their post-camp surveys and the whole camp gathers for the group photo.
See it in action
The energy is the point
The curriculum
A look at what students actually learn and do.
PSA made by campers
A public service announcement the students created themselves at camp.
Scope of work
Who does what
- 200+ hours of planning, coordination and on-site leadership
- Event planning, branding and a full camp agenda built around your goals
- Design of all print materials: agendas, name tags, signage, evaluations and learning materials
- Website page, ticketing/registration system, social posts and media kit
- Planning meetings with Madison Heights and regional health partners
- Securing and coordinating every keynote speaker, trainer and facilitator
- Interactive breakouts and student-led discussions across all three days
- Running event flow and facilitating all workshops on-site
- Pre- and post-surveys, data analysis and a final impact report
- Year-long virtual support for your coalition and student groups after camp
- Book venue and acquire A/V tech
- Distribute promotions to local youth, volunteers and groups
- Coordinating schools and coalitions for student participation
- Assist registration and check-in
- Meals, budget tracking and vendor payments
- Continue the amazing work you do after the event
Investment
Clear pricing. No surprises.
Youth Leadership Camp
Conference Planning & Coordination
$5,000200+ hours
Pre-event strategy and planning time with partners, curriculum design, all print materials (agendas, name tags, virtual promo kit, evaluations, signage, learning materials), arranging speakers, create website and ticket reservations, plus data collection and final impact report.
Speakers, Trainers & Camp Director
$28,500At least three (3) Vive18 team members (speakers, trainers, camp director) for the entire weekend; including their travel and lodging. They coordinate the event from check-in to send-off.
What the camp saves you
Booking these three speakers separately for 3 days at our published day rates:
- Jake White · Youth Drug Prevention Expert$8,400/day × 3
- Zion Givens · Teen Mental Health Expert$6,400/day × 3
- Tomas Barraza · Recovery Advocate$6,400/day × 3
You save $35,100 on speakers alone.
Optional add-ons
Video & Promotions
$8,000Videographers at the event, edited promo videos, digital ads, flyers and posters, postage, social campaigns and youth-focused outreach.
See example from recent partnerEvent Supplies
$2,400Printed agendas, name tags, evaluations, signage, workshop materials, notebooks, pens and more.
Event Apparel
$4,000Prevention-message t-shirts, bracelets or branded gear for ~200 attendees and volunteers (about $20 per person).
Camp + all add-ons: $47,900. Venue, A/V and meals are arranged by the Coalition and not included.
Timeline
Five steps from idea to impact.
- Step 1
Kickoff call
Coalition partners + Vive18 align on dates, goals and learning outcomes.
- Step 2
Plan & promote
Vive18 builds the agenda, curriculum, website, promo kit and registration.
- Step 3
Recruit students
Stakeholders invite youth and advisors; Vive18 supports outreach.
- Step 4
Camp days
Three high-energy days on-site, led by Vive18 speakers, trainers and support staff.
- Step 5
Impact report
Survey data analyzed and a final report delivered to the Trust and Coalition.
Camp location and dates are chosen by coalitions and they steer the direction of camp to meet local needs.
Imagine day three.
A room full of students pitching prevention projects they built themselves. Confident. Connected. Ready to lead. And a final report showing exactly how they grew.
Proven results
Building skills, confidence & connection.
Every camper takes a pre- and post-event survey (scores are 1–5 averages).
The biggest jumps, measured
I believe I can be a leader in my school and community
3.30 → 4.50 (+1.20)2025
I know how to plan a prevention or mental health project or event
3.18 → 4.07 (+0.89)2026
I feel confident speaking and sharing my ideas in front of a group
3.08 → 3.89 (+0.81)2026
I feel connected to other youth in my group
3.69 → 4.46 (+0.77)2025
I have ideas about how I can help my community
3.40 → 4.15 (+0.75)2025
I feel comfortable talking with peers about prevention and mental health
3.57 → 4.22 (+0.65)2026
“Vive18's Arizona Youth Leadership Camp was a transformational experience for our youth group. Each one of our kids left a better person than they came.”
“Second year here for this event and still blown away. New content, new ideas. Truly incredible and I am already looking forward to next year and the impact.”
“Amazing experience!! We were able to watch our teens learn while having fun!!”
Projects students actually launched
In the Prevention Shark Tank, student teams pitch projects and win up to $500 to make them real back home.
Stand Up AJ launched a YouTube channel on prevention and mental health, interviewing peers and hosting healthy challenges in Apache Junction.
South Mountain Works is hosting a volleyball tournament with workshops to educate peers about prevention, mental health.
See the event
Parker Youth 4 Youth started “Do You,” a campaign inspiring youth to protect their voice, their mind and their life.
Legacy Leadership plans a cornhole tournament with first responders in Round Valley so peers feel safe asking for help.
FAQ
Your questions, answered
We'd be honored to help Madison Heights students discover what they're capable of. Let's give them three days to build life-saving leadership skills!
Jake & Emily White
Jake & Emily White · Founders, Vive18
jake@vive18.com · 480-239-4355