The Seattle Mayor’s Youth Council is recruiting members for the 2009-2010 year. If you know of teens who may be interested in this program, please share this with them.
The Mayor’s Youth Council is founded on three main principles:
- Connect with students, youth and community leaders.
- Engage with the Mayor and City of Seattle staff.
- Impact local government and your community.
Youth members gain tremendous experience on the council:
- Skills and knowledge: Participate in ongoing trainings to build leadership skills and knowledge of civic engagement.
- Youth voice: Discuss solutions to community issues and formulate and present policy recommendations to the Mayor.
- Learn about city government: Interact with the Mayor, City of Seattle staff and department directors.
- Organize youth events: Host the Mayor’s Youth Town Hall, Youth Community Meetings to discuss important community issues impacting youth today.
The application and additional information can be found here: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/myc/
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