Welcome

CONFERENCE DATES

Youth in Government 2024

  • Capitol Conference: February 29-March 3, 2024
  • Tristar Conference: April 11-14, 2024
  • Volunteer Conference: April 18-21, 2024
  • MS Dyersburg: March 11, 2024
  • MS Chattanooga: March 28, 2024
  • MS Nashville 1: May 3rd, 2024
  • MS Nashville 2: May 10th, 2024
  • Model United Nations 2024

  • Conference A: November 8-10, 2024
  • Conference B: November 15-17, 2024
  • Conference C: November 22-24, 2024
  • Middle School MUN: November 18, 2024
  • Youth in Government 2025

  • Capitol Conference: February 27-March 2, 2025
  • Tristar Conference: April 3-6, 2025
  • Volunteer Conference: April 10-13, 2025
  • About Us

    The YMCA Center for Civic Engagement is a statewide leadership development & civics program designed to allow students ages 11-19 to experience the processes of government in a hands-on way. Each year, CCE programs reach almost 7,000 middle and high school students across the state.

    The YMCA CCE hosts one Leadership Conference, seven Model United Nations conferences and eleven Youth in Government conferences statewide each year. Students in the program have the opportunity to engage in mock governments at the state & international levels. At our conferences, students make friends from a variety of backgrounds, engage in respectful debate, practice public speaking, and find their voice.

    The CCE is committed to making sure that no student is turned away from our conferences because of an inability to pay. Last year, the CCE gave away $159,000 in scholarships to 838 students. Last year, the CCE also raised $8,000 for the Plan Padrino program at our sister YMCA in Ibague, Colombia.

    Center for Civic Engagement
    1000 Church St.
    Nashville, TN 37203

    Susan Moriarty, Executive Director

    Email: smoriarty@ymcamidtn.org
    Office: 615-743-6237
    Fax: 888-724-2810

    Stella London, Senior Program Director

    Email: slondon@tennesseecce.org
    Office: 615-743-6237
    Fax: 888-724-2810

    C.R. Lloyd, Assistant Director

    Email: clloyd@tennesseecce.org
    Office: 615-743-6237
    Fax: 888-724-2810

    Tyler Dorr, Web Consultant

    Email: tdorr@tennesseecce.org
    Office: 615-743-6237

    Kelley Clack, West District Director

    Email: kclack@ymcamemphis.org
    Office: 901-359-3547

    Fundraising and Sponsorship

    Email: cce@ymcamidtn.org