Youth Lead­er­ship & Vol­un­teer Opportunities

The Youth Advi­so­ry Coun­cil (YAC) is com­posed of high school stu­dents who either live in or attend school with­in the com­mu­ni­ty. The coun­cil is com­mit­ted to fos­ter­ing pos­i­tive youth devel­op­ment and cre­at­ing mean­ing­ful change through youth-led ini­tia­tives. The YAC oper­ates from August to May, meet­ing reg­u­lar­ly and is led by youth and sup­port­ed by adults.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Engage in a plan­ning process to iden­ti­fy and address issues in the com­mu­ni­ty that influ­ence pos­i­tive youth development
• Iden­ti­fy ways in which youth’s per­spec­tive can be includ­ed in the deci­sions and activ­i­ties for youth programming
• Work to ensure a diverse youth per­spec­tive and engagement.
• Design local com­mu­ni­ca­tion campaigns
• Devel­op and main­tain com­mit­tee social media accounts
• Col­lab­o­rate with adult advi­sor to pro­vide direc­tion to the committee
• Devel­op meet­ing agen­das with staff
• Col­lab­o­rate with oth­er YACs for ideas and activ­i­ties dur­ing Nation­al Pre­ven­tion Week

Youth Advo­cates for Change serv­ing Dis­trict 211

Meets the 2^nd & 4^th Wednes­day of the month
6:30p‑8:00p

650 E. Algo­nquin Rd, Schaumburg

Elk Grove High School Youth Advi­so­ry Council

Meets the 1^st & 3^rd Thurs­day of the month

3:30p‑4:30p

LGBTQ+ Rain­bow Room High School Youth Advi­so­ry Council

Meets the 1^st & 3^rd Tues­day of the month

4:30p‑5:30p

Lake Park High School Youth Advo­cates for Change

Meets the 2^nd & 3^rd Tues­day of the month

3:00p‑3:45p

Con­tact

For more infor­ma­tion about the YAC in your area, send us an email at yac@​kennethyoung.​org.