Obama's Taking Action To Get Young People Engaged In Their Communities | HuffPost

"We want to inspire and empower people to change the world, and we hope you'll be a part of it."

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Former President Barack Obama announced his foundation would host a summit to promote civic engagement this October.

In an email to supporters, Obama said the summit would bring together “hundreds of leaders from all around the world for a hands-on exchange of ideas” in Chicago.

“This leadership summit will be a place to gather and learn from one another, and then go back to your communities to lead others in hard work and change,” Obama said.

The event will take place Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The Obama Foundation encourages young leaders to apply to attend and says it’s “saving a handful of spots” for people who are “active in their community, and will bring a unique perspective to share with other attendees.”

“We want to inspire and empower people to change the world, and we hope you’ll be a part of it,” Obama added.

Watch a video of Obama speaking about the event above.

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Obama's First 100 Days

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama share a private moment in a freight elevator at an inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama rides the elevator to the private residence of the White House after attending 10 inaugural balls and being sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama sits in the Oval Office on his first day in office, Jan. 21, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and Vice President Joe Biden laugh together in the Oval Office on Jan. 22, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama watches Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' first press briefing on television, in his private study off the Oval Office on Jan. 22, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama is briefed before making phone calls to foreign leaders in the Oval Office on Jan. 26, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama greets kitchen staff before a lunch at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama wipes his face with a cloth handed to him by White House butler Von Everett in the Blue Room of the White House following an event with business leaders in the East Room on Jan. 28, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and the first lady wear 3D glasses while watching a TV commercial during Super Bowl XLIII, Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, in the family theater of the White House on Feb. 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, Cabinet members, staff members and bipartisan members of Congress. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas move a couch in the Oval Office on Feb. 2, 2009. Douglas met with the president about the economic recovery plan. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama wears a Air Force One jacket on his first flight aboard the plane from Andrews Air Force Base to Newport News, Virginia, on Feb. 5. 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama looks at a portrait of President James Madison while waiting in the Blue Room of the White House before his press conference in the East Room on Feb. 9, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama meets with senior advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 16, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama takes aim with a photographer's camera backstage before delivering remarks about providing mortgage payment relief for responsible homeowners at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and the first lady dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 22, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama waves to members of Congress before addressing the joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama plays with a football in the Outer Oval Office on March 4, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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The president and the first lady walk to Marine One on the South Lawn before heading to Camp David on March 7, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama examines the Resolute Desk on March 3, 2009, while visiting with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in the Oval Office. In a famous photograph, her brother John F. Kennedy Jr., peeked through the FDR panel, while his father worked. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog Bo on the dog's initial visit to the White House on March 15, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama practices his golf swing at an outdoor hold prior to an event at the Miguel Contreras Learning Center in Los Angeles on March 19, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama walks to a podium in the Cross Hall, Grand Foyer of the White House, before making a statement regarding the American auto industry, on March 30, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama confers with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during the G-20 Summit on April 2, 2009, at the ExCel Centre in London. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama lifts up a baby on April 4, 2009, during the U.S. Embassy greeting at a Prague hotel. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama receives a fist-bump from a U.S. soldier as he greets hundreds of U.S. troops during his visit to Camp Victory, Iraq, on April 7, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama makes his way down the stairs of Air Force One on April 8, 2009, upon his arrival to Andrews Air Force Base returning from Baghdad, Iraq. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table on April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama cheers on a young child as she rolls her egg toward the finish line April 13, 2009, during the White House Easter Egg Roll. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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Obama and Biden walk back to the Oval Office after putting on the White House putting green on April 24, 2009. (credit:Pete Souza/The White House)

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