LEAPS is a FREE 3-day, 2-night conference held in the Boston area during April High School vacation week for teens throughout Eastern Massachusetts, who have an interest in health and safety in the workplace. Teens are encouraged to create teams of 4-6 youth and also have an adult advisor who will attend the Academy with them. Accommodations and meals are provided for the adult advisor and teen participants.
This year the 4th Annual LEAPS Conference was held April 20-22 in Dorchester, MA hosted by Local Union 1199 SEIU! 1199 is located at 150 Mount Vernon St. Dorchester, MA 02125. All participants stayed in the Comfort Inn located at 900 William T. Morrissey Blvd. Dorchester, MA 02122.
At LEAPS, the youth engage in workshops led by our teen peer leaders on health and safety in the workplace, workplace violence prevention, worker safety, workers’ rights, sexual harassment in the workplace, youth & union organizing, and community action.
We also help the teams create action plans from the topics presented to take back to their communities and implement.
Past plans have included: Brochures and public service announcements played in high schools on health and safety, “health & safety” fashion shows to educate about different jobs’ personal protective gear, and resource tables at high schools.
Each attendee receive a $50 stipend at the end of LEAPS to assist with their community action plan!
Thank You to all those who participated.
The LEAPS Return Summit was held Saturday June, 25 2011 at 1199 SEIU.
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