2025: A Year in Review
Portland, Ore. – Dec. 31, 2025 – As the year comes to a close, UPLIFT Leadership is grateful to the students, families, volunteers and partners who made programming possible.
Our core focus is to provide young people with career readiness education, employability skills and equitable economic opportunities. In 2025, UPLIFT Leadership:
Presented and exhibited at Portland Workforce Alliance’s NW Youth Careers Expo and Career Readiness Series, reaching thousands of high school students.
Collaborated with the Oregon Association of Student Councils as an exhibitor and presenter at statewide conferences in Seaside, serving more than 1,000 high school students.
Traveled to Southern Oregon and Coastal Oregon to deliver workshops for students through Oregon TRIO Association, connecting with hundreds of middle school, high school and college-age young people.
Conducted free presentations and workshops for nonprofit youth education partners and schools, such as Oregon DECA, Oregon MESA, and Clackamas Community College.
Exhibited at multiple Career Fairs offered by local high schools, colleges and universities.
Held the Spring Social—an info session and open house for community members to learn more about UPLIFT Leadership.
Offered Community Connect—a virtual event for alumni and business community volunteers to share their interests and insights.
Hosted The Career Summit—a four-day job readiness program and overnight camp with roughly 60 students, with support from 60 mentors, coaches and guests.
UPLIFT Leadership looks forward to future collaborations in 2026. To learn more or get involved, please visit www.upliftleadership.org/workshops or www.upliftleadership.org/get-involved.
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About UPLIFT Leadership
Founded in 2020, UPLIFT Leadership is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on career readiness education for young people. UPLIFT is dedicated to helping youth and young professionals become more employable, entrepreneurial and economically prosperous. To learn more, visit upliftleadership.org.