Giant Step Teen Conference
2025 Giant Step Teen Conference
Date: Oct. 28, 2025
Location: WSU, Student Center Ballroom, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202
Parking: WSU: Parking Structure 5
Attendance Fee: Free to all students and chaperones
Student Chaperones: Attend concurrent CE conference in adjacent room and earn CE's (No Fee). Topic will be about Adolescent Use of Technology and Well-Being.
RSVP Here!
General Questions? Contact Kelly Blankenship: bf7171@wayne.edu
Volunteer Facilitators are Vital
Sponsorship is Needed
Questions Regarding Sponsorship? Contact alissa.huth-bocks@wayne.edu or 313-664-2500.
- One Teen: $50
- A Table of 7 Teens: $350 - $1,499
- Event Level: $1,500 - $4,999
- Legacy Level: $5,000
About Sponsorship Tiers and Benefits
Wayne State University is tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, Federal Tax Exempt #38-78-0203K; Federal EIN 38-6028429.
Students surveyed at the 2024 conference reported many benefits:
- 94% of students said the facilitator guided them but let them express their own opinion.
- 91% said Giant Step was a positive experience and they want their school to attend again.
- 89% said talking with teens from different backgrounds was interesting and educational.
Dr. Hannah Schacter, assistant professor of psychology at Wayne State University is faculty advisor to the Giant Step Conference. She oversees our methods, mission and research. Dr. Schecter studies adolescent social-emotional development, especially how youth adjust when faced with interpersonal stressors, such as bullying, discrimination, and dating violence. She is an adjunct assistant professor with Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute.
Giant Step's History & Mission
2024 SPONSORS
Exclusive Lunch & CE Sponsor
Special thanks to PNC Bank for their generous donation to cover the CE costs of lunch for all attendees of our past five conferences.
Grant Support
Thank you to the Junior League of Detroit for their grant support.
Table and Event Sponsors
