The Annual Youth Summit
As Summer Comes To An End, Join The Florida Youth Council For One Big Last Hurrah At
The 19th Annual Youth Summit, July 31 to August 1 in Orlando!
Register here!
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The Annual Youth Summit
The Annual Youth Summit is a place for young people with disabilities between the ages of 15 and 30 from communities across the state of Florida to come together to learn, share, and network. This two-day event is hosted by The Florida Youth Council (FYC), a group of youth and emerging leaders with disabilities who have a passion for encouraging leadership and advocacy among their peers. The FYC is all about youth empowerment and youth involvement, and the entire Annual Youth Summit is planned by youth, for youth!
The 19th Annual Youth Summit will bring together over 200 youth and emerging leaders to attend engaging youth-only sessions on a wide variety of topics, including transition, workplace preparedness, and post-secondary schooling. We will have a great, youth-friendly keynote and fun activities at The Summit, including a dance party to cap off the festivities. There will also be plenty of opportunities for attendees to network, and share their thoughts, experiences, and aspirations.
The 19th Annual Youth Summit will be held at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando July 31 – August, 1, 2026. Limited financial assistance is available. Attendees not requesting financial assistance should contact the reservation line at 800-588-4656 to make reservations and identify themselves as attendees of The Family Café for a special room rate of $124 per night.
Some sessions and activities at The Annual Youth Summit may be photographed or video recorded. By participating in The Annual Youth Summit, registrants agree that The Family Café has the right to use their image, likeness, and/or voice or sound recording taken in connection with The Annual Youth Summit in all media.
Please note: attendees will receive information regarding their registration by text message notification. By entering your phone number and checking the consent box on the registration form, you agree to receive text messages regarding your registration status from The Family Cafe. Consent is not a condition of registration. Message and data rates may apply. You will have the ability to STOP at any time. View our Privacy Policy here.
The FYC's Annual Youth Summit began with a simple idea . . . .
Why not bring together youth and emerging leaders with disabilities for an interactive, youth-focused event where they could network, learn, and have fun? Since 2008, The Annual Youth Summit has provided a unique environment where this vision comes to life!
Like our parent organization, The Family Cafe, The Florida Youth Council has always believed that well-informed people make the best possible decisions for themselves. Our Annual Youth Summit provides the opportunity to put that principle into action.
In essence, our summit is a smaller version of The Annual Family Cafe, but is entirely by youth, for youth. It includes two keynote speakers, icebreakers, a movie night, lunch on Saturday, three rounds of informational breakout sessions on a variety of subject matter, and a dance party!
The FYC’s Annual Youth Summit is held on the first weekend of August every year in Orlando, Florida. Registration for The Summit is always free, and attendees are able to apply for financial assistance to offset the cost of their hotel stay.
If you or someone you know is a Florida youth with a disability between the ages of 15 and 30, please consider joining us!
Save the Date
As always, the Summit is a youth-only event, for young people with disabilities between the ages of 15 and 30. Be sure to mark your calendar for this years event!
Photos of our Events are Hosted on The Family Cafe Flickr
Want to look at a recap from the previous years of Youth Summits? Take a look at our collections of photographs located on the Flickr page for The Family Cafe. See if you can find yourself!