Youth Engagment in Policy (Youth Councils)
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| Webinar: Creating State and Local Youth Policy Councils | This Webinar, held on December 3rd, 2007, offered an opportunity to hear firsthand about how youth from across the country are successfully engaging with policymakers in formal bodies called youth councils. The Forum also discussed the key principles of creating an effective youth council, which are outlined in the paper Building Effective Youth Councils. | December 3, 2007 | |
| Building Effective Youth Councils: A Practical Guide to Engaging Youth in Policy Making | The guide is designed to help states and localities create or strengthen their own youth councils. It is a synthesis of theory and practice that provides a general framework for thinking about youth councils, explaining the principles for youth action and the importance of youth engagement. |  | July 15, 2007 |
| Arizona: Governor's Youth Commission | The Governor’s Youth Commission (GYC) is intended to be a diverse and representative body of the high school population within the state of Arizona. The GYC consists of forty members composed of sophomores, juniors and seniors from across the state. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Boston, MA: Boston Mayor's Youth Council | The Mayor's Youth Council provides Boston's young people with an active role in addressing youth issues. High school juniors and seniors are selected to serve as volunteer representatives of every neighborhood in the city. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Hampton, VA: Hampton Youth Commission | The Hampton Youth Commission is a city funded Commission composed of 24 high school aged youth from all four of the public high schools in Hampton as well as Peninsula Catholic and Hampton Roads Academy. The Hampton Youth Commission represents the ideas and opinions of young people in the city, in order for the youth to have a more formal role in the city's planning and decision making. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Iowa: State of Iowa Youth Action Committee | The State of Iowa Youth Action Committee (SIYAC), is a nonpartisan policy-advisory organization consisting of 15-17 high school students from across the state. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Kentucky: Kentucky Child Now! Youth Advisory Council | The Youth Advisory Council works with the Kentucky Child Now! Board of Directors and participates in the planning and coordination of youth events and leadership training. Council members also promote community service statewide, are advocates for youth concerns and work to get youth more involved in their communities. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Louisiana: Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council | The Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council will examine and advise the legislature on issues such as education, school violence, substance abuse, youth employment, and ways to motivate young people to actively participate in their community and government. Click here to read the authorizing legislation. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Maine: Legislative Youth Advisory Council | The Legislative Youth Advisory Council is a permanent advisory Council created in statute by Public Law of 2001. This is the first Legislative Council in the nation, and the only one that they know of that has the power to submit legislation. The purpose of the Council is to advise the Legislature and its Committees on issues related to youth. | June 15, 2004 | |
| Maryland: Maryland Youth Council | The Maryland Youth Council was authorized in October 2006. | June 15, 2004 |
